NEW DELHI: Novak Djokovic expressed his belief that the handling of his late-night match at the French Open could have been improved. After winning his third-round match in the early hours of Sunday morning, Djokovic noted that things could have been handled differently by Roland Garros officials. The match, which started just before 10:45 p.
m. on Saturday, saw Djokovic coming back from two sets to one down to defeat Lorenzo Musetti in a four-hour, 29-minute battle. This victory allowed Djokovic to equal Roger Federer's record of 369 Grand Slam match wins.
"It was easily the latest finish to a French Open tie and came after organisers squeezed in extra matches onto the two main show courts, which both have retractable roofs, to counter the scheduling chaos caused by a seventh day of rain in Paris," the report said. "I don't want to get into this debate," said Djokovic initially before adding: "I think certain things could have been handled differently. "There is a certain beauty in winning the match at three in the morning if it was the last of the tournament, but this isn't the case.
" "Physically, I really went to my limits to win this match. When you play rallies of more than 20 shots, at two in the morning..
.. Who plays at two in the morning?" he added.
"We play few matches in our life at this time. The conditions were very heavy, it was very cold. You didn't have many free points behind your serve.
" Despite the late finish, Djokovic must now recover quickly to face Argent.
