WORLD NUMBER ONE Novak Djokovic apologised for upsetting a ballgirl who looked visibly shaken when he roared at her during his Wimbledon fourth round win over Kevin Anderson on Tuesday.
The defending champion was 3-2 down and at 30-30 in the final set when he screamed in the girl’s direction.
“I’m sorry. There was nothing towards her. Maybe she was just afraid of my screaming there,” said Djokovic who said he was trying to fire himself up in the fifth set decider.
“I was pretty close to her. I’m definitely going to try to apologise to her if I did something wrong.”
Earlier this year, the Serbian star had to apologise to a ballboy in Miami after the youngster got caught in the crossfire of a vociferous exchange between the player and his coaching team in the stands during his final win against Andy Murray.
Djokovic beat Anderson 6-7 (6/8), 6-7 (6/8), 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 to set-up a quarter-final clash against Croatia’s Marin Cilic on Wednesday.
R.i.p
A great fighter , and a very modest one . Rip
Jesus I’m old
God rest his soul.
Barry probably fought an over the hill champion when he beat Pedroza. Would he have beaten the great Panamanian at his peak. I doubt it.
@Gus Lennon: Over the hill at 29 ???
@Groundhurling: It’s fair to say that, when he fought McGuigan, Pedrosa was on the wane. 7 years is a long time at the top in any sport, but especially in boxing. In retrospect, the “real” title fight was McGuigan V Laporte. That was McGuigan’s best ever performance. He became de facto world champion with that victory.
Give me an awful fright there lads. Thought Barry had kicked the bucket for a second.