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Djokovic defended by opponent after obscenity warning: ‘He’s passionate, it’s part of the game’


Casper Ruud has defended Novak Djokovic after the world number one continued his recent trend of on-court displays of anger on Sunday.

The pair met in an absorbing semi-final clash at the Rome Masters, which Djokivic won but also received an obscenity warning following a series of clashes with the chair umpire.

Ruud was also on court last year when Nick Kyrgios threw a chair at the Italian Open and was defaulted, and he says Djokovic has done little wrong.

“Some players, or especially Djokovic, [are] very passionate,” Ruud said.

“Some players just by nature can show more emotions than other ones. That’s part of the game.”

Novak Djokovic also smashed a racket in anger in his quarter-final win on Saturday, after which he immediately apologised.

“I don’t want to do it, but when it comes, it happens,” Djokovic said.

“That’s how I, I guess, release sometimes my anger. And it’s definitely not the best message out there, especially for the young tennis players looking at me. I don’t encourage that — definitely.”


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Michael Graham, Tennishead.net Editor, has been a professional sports journalist for his whole career and is especially passionate about tennis. He's been the Editor of Tennishead.net for over 5 years and loves watching live tennis by visiting as many tournaments as possible. Michael specialises in writing in-depth features about the ATP & WTA tours.

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