World No.1 Novak Djokovic started his pursuit of the 18th Grand Slam as he beat Damir Dzumhur 6-1 6-4 6-1 in the first round of the US Open 2020. This win increased Djokovic’s unbeaten record to 24-0 in 2020. But in a fairly easy match, Djokovic at times was frustrated and agitated with how things were proceeding.
One thing that agitated Djokovic involved the serve clock. Now Djokovic played and won the Western & Southern Open which was held in Flushing Meadows and ended two days ago. But it has been noted that the chair umpires in the US Open are starting the 25-second serve clock much earlier than in Western & Southern Open. And that hasn’t gone well with some of the players.
And so after the match, Djokovic spoke about the matter. He again raised the issue of lack of communication between the players and the organizers. He further meant that players had set themselves to play in a certain tempo when they played in the Western & Southern Open and so the change can be annoying. The Serbian called the change in the rule as ‘not acceptable’ and ‘not fair’.
“I was not aware of it. No one really brought it to my attention. The lack of communication is something that worries me once again.” Djokovic said
“We’ve played in the certain tempo, got used to it during the Western & Southern tournament, which just ended two days ago. Two days later we have a different rule that was just not communicated to us. That’s something that I found just not acceptable, not fair. But I guess I have to deal with it, and that’s it.” he added
Moving into the 2nd round, Djokovic will play former British no.1 Kyle Edmund. In his first-round match, Djokovic looked in ease and doesn’t seem to have neck issues that irritated him in the Western & Southern Open..
Reported by- Neeraj Bagvwe
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