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Djokovic: ‘Ridiculous’ violation
- Updated: November 17, 2016
Novak Djokovic was less than impressed with receiving a time violation in his win over David Goffin, calling it “completely ridiculous”.
The world No 2 eased past Goffin 6-1 6-2 to secure his third straight win at the ATP World Tour Finals.
But there was a moment of frustration for Djokovic during the fifth game of the match when he was given a time violation for taking too long between points.
It came at the end of a lengthy point that Goffin, who was a substitute after Gael Monfils withdrew with injury, won with a lob.
Djokovic remonstrated with the umpire at the change of ends and expressed his frustration to Sky Sports’ Mark Petchey after the match.
“It’s really not fair I get a call violation for going a few seconds over the time. I understand there is a rule but there is also an understanding of the game,” he said.
“It was a long point, it was the fifth game of the match, it was the first time I went over the allowed time, …
