Novak Djokovic insisted on Saturday that he was 'fine' and ready to play after being hit on the head by a water bottle as he signed autographs following his second-round win at the Rome Open.
insisted on Saturday that he was “fine” and ready to play after being hit on the head by a water bottle as he signed autographs following his second-round win at the Rome Open.
The 36-year-old had gotten off to a winning start in the Italian capital, beating France’s Corentin Moutet 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the third round. However tournament organisers later released a short statement saying Djokovic’s “condition is not a cause for concern”, and shared a video showing that the bottle had accidentally slipped from a spectator’s grasp.
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