Novak Djokovic was involved in an expletive-laden row with his coach during his quarter-final defeat at the Italian Open.
The Serbian lost to Danish seventh seed Holger Rune in three sets on Wednesday afternoon and dented his hopes of having perfect preparation ahead of the French Open which starts next week. During the 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 loss in Rome the grand slam champion was involved in a heated exchange with his coach Goran Ivanisevic. Djokovic was not happy with the feedback he was getting from his Croatian coach, but Ivanisevic was not having any of the rant and snapped back with an X-rated response.
During the match Djokovic is believed to have said, "everyone is constantly in confusion" at his box over the lack of clarity he was getting during his clay court match against Rune. Former Wimbledon champion Ivanisevic hit back at his player and shouted: "What the f*** is wrong with you? Play, play, play... get away from the ball!"
