Novak Djokovic was embroiled in battle with Felix Auger-Aliassime when controversy arose on Wimbledon Centre Court.
The pair, tied at one set apiece on Tuesday evening, were told that the roof would be closed.
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The time was 7:40pm British Summer Time, and the match had been underway for around two hours and two minutes.
Djokovic took great issue with this decision, stating that the tournament ‘are not sticking to any kind of rules.’
Novak Djokovic voices complaint about Wimbledon roof closure during match vs Felix Auger-Aliassime
“The other day you didn’t want to close it until like 8:20, 8:30, and now you want to close it?” Djokovic said to the Wimbledon tournament official at the change of ends.
“You don’t want to get to 8:30? It’s 7:40 now. We could play a whole other set,” the 24-time major champion continued.
“We could play another set outdoors. We are an outdoor tournament.
“I don’t care about what happened with Jannik. Remember what happened in the first round? We did not close it until 8:20 or 8:30. Where is the consistency?”
Felix Auger-Aliassime, who had just won the second set 6-3, also expressed his confusion regarding the decision.
“For sure we close now?” Auger-Aliassime asked.
The umpire confirmed the decision, before the Canadian added: “Even if both players [want to stay out]?”
“You are so proud of your rules, that you are not sticking to any kind of rules,” Novak then exclaimed emphatically.
“You have no idea what the rule is.”
Todd Woodbridge sides with Novak Djokovic
Todd Woodbridge, the most successful doubles player of all time with 22 major titles to his name, expressed his confusion regarding the decision to close the roof on Tuesday evening.
“I am a bit perplexed,” the Australian [pictured below with Rennae Stubbs] said while commentating for the BBC. “Novak is right when every other night we have played to a certain point.”
Tim Henman, also commentating for the BBC, then added: “He [Djokovic] doesn’t necessarily want the interruption. The other night, whether it was his first round, he felt the light was not particularly good and looking out there now.
“Could they carry on? They probably could.
“But I think from Denise Parnell’s point of view she would like to close the roof at a convenient time and that is at the end of the set.
“So is there a possibility of then playing this third set and getting to the later stages when you need to stop and it being at 4-4 or 5-5.
“I think it’s a conservative time to shut the roof,” the former world number four concluded.
