WIMBLEDON — Novak Djokovic questioned the decision of tournament referee Denise Parnell to pause play for the Centre Court roof to be closed during his quarter-final on Tuesday evening.
“You’re so proud of your rules and you are not sticking to any kind of rules,” Djokovic said after relinquishing the second set to Felix Auger-Aliassime.
The roof typically takes between eight to 10 minutes to close, and Djokovic was surprised at the timing of the decision: 7.41pm.
“We’re an outdoor tournament,” Djokovic added. The Serbian had previously expressed his frustration when playing under the roof in the earlier rounds.
Former Wimbledon doubles champion Todd Woodbridge said on BBC: “Novak Djokovic is right about the roof situation. There is at least another 40 minutes of sunlight, you can play a set of tennis within 40 minutes.
“I’m a bit perplexed when every night we have played until a certain point.”
Play eventually resumed at 7.54pm, with Djokovic having taken the first set 7-6 before Auger-Aliassime hit back 6-3.
Eight of Auger-Aliassime’s nine titles have come indoors, although the No 3 seed also appeared to question why the roof was being closed.
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