While cruising to victory in the semi-finals of the Australian Open, Novak Djokoivc was involved in a fiery exchange with the chair umpire.
Having opened up a commanding 5-1 lead in the opening set on Rod Laver Arena, the Serbian was left flustered by a serve clock violation when he went to get his towel. The serve clock gives players a maximum of 25 seconds to hit a serve after the completion of the previous point.
The 35-year-old argued that the chair umpire should have started the shot clock after he had gone to collect his towel. “The ball kids are not allowed to give me the towel, so tell me how it works,” he asks the umpire, who replied "that’s not the way it works” before explaining the rules to him.
