Let the conspiracy theorists sit down and take a breath: no, no one tried to harm Novak Djokovic using a metal canteen. The Serbian tennis player, easy winner over Corentin Moutet for his entry into the Masters 1000 in Rome (6-3, 6-1), was unlucky when signing autographs before leaving the central court.
A fan who was a little too enthusiastic to see him, and who was overlooking the world number 1, leaned a little too far over his head. In his frenzy, he forgot his water bottle and Newton’s physics lessons. And bam, it’s Chocapic: the bottle hit Djoko’s skull, who immediately crouched down to hold his head.
Surgical glue on the skull
A spokesperson for the Italian Tennis Federation, organizer of the tournament, said that Djokovic “has a gash on the top of his head that did not require stitches, just surgical glue. He was taken back to his hotel and was not happy, as one can imagine and understand. »
“Thank you for the messages of concern,” Djokovic tweeted a few hours later. It was an accident and I’m going to have a nice rest at the hotel with an ice pack. See you all on Sunday. »