Djokovic loses cool with jeering fans at London's O2 Arena

Novak Djokovic took a swipe at fans at the ATP Tour Finals after claiming he was distracted by comments from the crowd during his semi-final win against Kei Nishikori on Saturday

London: Novak Djokovic took a swipe at fans at the ATP Tour Finals after claiming he was distracted by comments from the crowd during his semi-final win against Kei Nishikori on Saturday.

Novak Djokovic

Asked why he had sarcastically clapped his racquet when the crowd at London’s O2 Arena cheered after he was broken by Nishikori early in the second set of his 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 victory, Djokovic claimed he had been taunted by some individuals in the sold-out 17,500 stadium.

The World No gave only a cursory wave to the fans at the end of the match and broke the tennis custom of signing his name on a television camera, instead marking the screen with only a dot. Djokovic explained his grumpy behaviour by saying he feared he might have lost the match because of the incident as it affected his concentration.

“There were some individuals that were going over the line throughout the whole match, some provocations that I usually don’t react on, but I did. It was my fault,” Djokovic said.

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