A day after being crushed by a water bottle after a match at the 2024 Italian Open, Novak Djokovic appeared wearing a bicycle helmet.
The 36-year-old, wearing a helmet over his white cap, arrived at Fort Italico, signing autographs and smiling as fans cheered him on.
“I came prepared today,” said Djokovic, who does not play until Sunday. I wrote it in X’s post while sharing videos.
Saturday helmet. Screen capture via X/@DjokerNole
Saturday helmet. Screen capture via X/@DjokerNole
After Friday’s straight-sets victory over Corentin Moutet, Djokovic slipped through his hat and paper and began signing autographs for fans as he left the court, but a water bottle slipped from the fan’s backpack and hit him in the head. Ta.
Djokovic grabbed his head and eventually fell to the ground, surrounded by three people.
There was some blood on his head, According to the Associated Pressbut there was no need to sew.
italian open stated in a statement Djokovic later reiterated that the incident was “nothing to worry about.” In the post of X.
“Thank you for your messages of concern,” he wrote. “This was an accident, so you can rest in the hotel with an ice pack and be okay. See you all on Sunday.”
Saturday’s Italian Open match. Screen capture via X/@josemorgado
Djokovic’s match against Mutet was his third tournament start since losing to Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open semifinals in January. It ended his tournament winning streak at 33 and ended his bid for an 11th Australian Open title and 25th Grand Slam title. .
“He was shaken up but seems to be okay,” Italian Tennis Federation spokesman Alessandro Catapano said of the bottle incident, according to the Associated Press. “We are all extremely shaken by what happened and are working to identify the perpetrator and understand the situation.
“The police came and asked for information, but the perpetrator had already left,” Catapano added. “We are looking at all videos and camera angles to see if we can determine what exactly happened.”
Djokovic said after defeating Mutet 6-3, 6-1 that it took him time to adjust to the “difference in rotation” of the left-handed shot.
The first four games were “pretty bad,” but he bounced back after that to face No. 29 seed Alejandro Tabilo.
