Fans left stunned by Novak Djokovic’s sportsmanlike gesture against fierce rival Rafael Nadal in Olympic tennis
FANS were left stunned after Novak Djokovic’s sportsmanlike gesture against his fierce rival Rafael Nadal at Paris 2024.
The Serbian ace beat the Spaniard 2-0 at Roland Garros in the second round of the men’s singles.
When down 3-0 in the first set Nadal looked to have put a backhand long to go 4-0 down.
But before the umpire had a look at the ball mark the Serbian star corrected the referee and called that the shot was in.
And fans were impressed with Djokovic’s sportsmanship.
One said: “Concedes break point in game 4 before umpire even had a look at the ball mark, ball was likely out too!! …!! Class.”
Another added: “Good sportsmanship from Djokovic there on the line call.”
While a third put: “What SPORTSMANSHIP. Take a bow Mr Djokovic.”
This match marked a record breaking 60th time that Nadal and Djokovic have faced each other, with Djokovic leading 30-29 before today’s clash.
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Despite the blip by the referee Djokovic held off a spectacular second-set fightback to continue his quest for gold in what could be the final meeting of the pair.
This saw Nadal, the 14-time French Open winner fall to a rare defeat on the Phillippe-Chartrier court.
Three-time French Open champion Djokovic will now head into the third round where he will play Dominik Koepfer of Germany or Italy’s Matteo Arnald.
The serbian tennis great and Nadal have a combined 46 Grand Slam titles between them from a rivalry that stretches back 18 years.
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WHAT TO WATCH TODAY...
The Paris 2024 Olympics is now well underway with medals being ticked off and huge events still to come.
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Alex Yee is desperate to go one better than his Tokyo triathlon silver medal now the Seine has the green light (7am).
The Team GB 4x200m men’s freestyle swimming squad are packed with talent and could be in for gold (8.59pm).
And the women’s gymnastics team could also get a podium finish but it’s a strong field including Simone Biles’ USA (5.15pm).
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Kieran Reilly and Charlotte Worthington get underway in the freestyle BMX qualifiers (12.25pm).
Joe Clarke and Mallory Franklin are both in canoe slalom action, while the men’s hockey side face top-dogs the Netherlands.
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Clarisse Agbegnenou carried the flag for France at the opening ceremony.
She can back that up with a third Olympic judo gold in the -63kg final (4.49pm).
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And the street-style 3×3 basketball gets underway at the spectacular La Concorde venue at the bottom of the Champs-Elysees in the heart of the city.
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