Novak Djokovic has opted to skip the Miami Open after his defeat at Indian Wells
Novak Djokovic struggled against Luca Nardi at Indian Wells (Image: Getty)
Former tennis star Andy Roddick has criticised Novak Djokovic for attempting to rain on the parade of Luca Nardi at Indian Wells. The Serbian was shockingly beaten by his young opponent in the third round of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament and vented his frustrations after the match.
Djokovic did not look himself as he was beaten 4-6, 6-3 3-6 by Nardi, which has since prompted the world No. 1 to skip the Miami Open so that he can attempt to get to the root of his performance before it causes an issue during other important competitions.
Nardi was visibly shocked to have beaten his childhood hero last week, though Djokovic insisted that he ‘deserved’ to win when speaking after the match. However, the 24-time Grand Slam champion could not resist the chance to complain about an interruption in their bout.
During the match, Nardi appeared to anticipate an ‘out’ call after Djokovic’s serve but returned the ball nonetheless and consequently won the point. Djokovic was left astounded by the decision as he expected the point to be replayed due to hindrance, with his complaints to the umpire falling on deaf ears.
Novak Djokovic spoke to Luca Nardi about the incident after their match (Image: Getty)
Djokovic mentioned the point during his post-match press conference and also directly to Nardi as they shook hands after the game – much to the annoyance of Roddick, who felt that the seasoned champion should not have taken the gloss off of the 20-year-old’s victory.
He said as per Sportal: “It’s a desperation move, I don’t see any world where Novak should ever be desperate against someone ranked 123 in the world. One, the guy didn’t stop. Like, you watch it, he didn’t stop. Like, there have been 27 other clips of him (Djokovic) where, and I hate this, to turn back the clock 13 years and expect us to remember a certain point, but like there are all these things of Novak kind of definitely not stopping, but stopping way more than Nardi did in that point.
Andy Roddick has criticised Djokovic’s post-match conduct (Image: Getty)
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