Petchey was guilty of misreading Djokovic’s toilet break situation during his first-round match against Roberto Carballes Baena as he expressed during his commentary that the official did not allow the Serb to take a break and that she was trying to pull him back. More importantly, Petchey remarked that the Serb “pulled rank” when he went on to take the toilet break against the official’s wishes.
Meanwhile, the 21-time Grand Slam champion lashed out at such claims on Thursday and revealed that the chair umpire had in fact accepted his demands.
In light of the Serb’s statement, Petchey conveyed that he did not assert such a contrary point purposefully and that he was just suggesting based on what he could infer from the on-court visuals.
He later went on to state that it was a “ridiculous situation” for commentators to judge the incident based on just body language and that a mic in the umpire’s chair would have provided a better idea of the whole situation much more clearly.
Novak Djokovic urges media to be “mindful” with what they post after misinterpreted news on toilet break issue spiral the internet
Novak Djokovic has warned the media to be mindful of what they put out as the toilet break issue was incorrectly presented on the internet.
The news stated that the Serb ignored requests from the chair umpire, telling him not to take a break at that time. This went viral and several fans criticized the former World No. 1 for apparently breaking the rules.
Djokovic went on to express his annoyance with Eurosport, which had initially shared false information. He urged them to be more “mindful” of what they post.
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