On court Philippe Chatrier Novak Djokovic was quietly dominating the American Aleksandar Kovacevic after two perfectly negotiated sets (6-3, 6-2, 1-0) when a small incident disturbed him.
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While he was serving after making the break at the beginning of the third set, a ball was announced let by the machine at the net. An announcement that did not please the 36-year-old, convinced that it was good. He immediately raised his arms to the sky as he dropped the bullet in his hands.
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He then immediately went to complain to the referee. "This is the fifth time," said the man with 23 Grand Slam titles approaching the chair. "You can check the machine because it's unbelievable," protested the Serb. This is the fifth time this has happened during the match.
»Noting that the referee was sticking to his positions, the No. 3 seed did not insist and returned to the back of the court under a few whistles.