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Indian Wells: Novak Djokovic reacts to shock defeat by Luca Nardi
Djokovic said: “Just because he stopped doesn’t mean the point stopped? What are you talking about.”
He added: “You saw the reaction, he stopped, he literally stopped and that’s it. It confused me completely. I stopped as well.
“How can you not make that judgement? Are you blagging me or not?”
The umpire calmly replied: “Just because he stands there and doesn’t continue to play – that’s not grounds for a hindrance
“I understand your point but for me that’s not a hindrance. My point is that’s not grounds for him to lose the point.
“If he would have come up saying ‘out’ or pointing out or something along those lines then yes I would agree with you 100 percent, but since he didn’t do anything to actually stop the point…”
Nardi is the lowest-ranked player to beat Djokovic at ATP Masters 1,000 or Grand Slam level, and said afterwards that it was “crazy”.
While Djokovic said: “No titles this year. That’s not something I’m used to.