{"id":8518,"date":"2024-10-07T02:29:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T02:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=8518"},"modified":"2024-10-07T02:29:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T02:29:05","slug":"djokovic-unhappy-after-receiving-time-violation-during-shanghai-masters-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=8518","title":{"rendered":"Djokovic Unhappy After Receiving Time Violation During Shanghai Masters Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Novak Djokovic\u00a0made a triumphant return to the\u00a0Shanghai Masters, but the former world No. 1 was frustrated by a time violation he received during the match.<\/p>\n

Djokovic’s emotions have otherwise been the opposite since making his first appearance in China in five years to play at the\u00a0ATP\u00a0Masters 1000 tournament in Shanghai, where he was given a significant welcome from the fans.<\/p>\n

The supporters in China feared that Djokovic might never return to the country to play a tournament after he had skipped it last year. The Shanghai Masters was not played from 2020 until 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

That meant Djokovic had not competed in China since 2019. The Serbian has said he is focusing more on Grand Slams and representing Serbia, previously indicating he may be done with other tournaments, which added to concerns the Serbian would not return to China.<\/p>\n

However, the 24-time Grand Slam champion returned to Shanghai in his opening match against Alex Michelsen.\u00a0Djokovic sealed his first victory at the tournament in five years\u00a0in straight sets.<\/p>\n

The match was also notable for the\u00a0announcer calling Djokovic the greatest of all time\u00a0as he walked out onto the court, something that had never happened during his career.<\/p>\n

Djokovic is also known for sometimes getting into confrontations with umpires. He was unhappy with Mohamed Lahyani after being given a time violation and questioned why the umpire did it.<\/p>\n

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“Why do you do this man? Why do you do this man?”<\/p>\n

There has already been controversy about the shot clock during the Asian swing. The Shanghai Masters and last week’s China Open used an automatic shot clock rather than the umpire deciding when to start it.<\/p>\n

That reality led Lahyani to remind Djokovic that when the shot clock starts and stops is no longer in his control and that he has no choice but to give a violation when players go past the time.<\/p>\n

The commentators working on the match noticed Lahyani’s tone and body language when he made that tone. Nick Lester felt the Swedish umpire did not actually want to give Djokovic the time violation.<\/p>\n

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“It was almost like he didn\u2019t want to do it. He said it with a whisper didn\u2019t he, Mohamed Lahyani there. He knew what was coming.”<\/p>\n