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Cameras caught star tennis player Novak Djokovic in a heated exchange with a Wimbledon official during his quarter-final match with Felix Auger-Aliassime on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Denise Parnell, a Wimbledon official, approached Djokovic before the third set and informed him that the roof would be closed, leaving him visibly confused and upset.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe other day you didn\u2019t want to close it until 8:30. Now you want to close it. You don\u2019t want to get to 8:30? It\u2019s 7:40 now,\u201d Djokovic said. \u201cWe can play a whole other set outdoors. We\u2019re an outdoor tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parnell can be heard giving a quiet, nearly inaudible response about Jannik Sinner, who had just completed his match.<\/p>\n

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Djokovic responded, \u201cWith Jannik, I don\u2019t care what happens in his matches. I\u2019m talking about our match right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Djokovic continued, \u201cYou remember the first round, you didn\u2019t close it till like 8:20. Now you want to close it at 7:40. Where\u2019s the consistency?\u2026 You\u2019re so proud of your rules, and you\u2019re not sticking to any kind of rules. You have no idea what the rule is.\u201d<\/p>\n

The online reaction to the move by Parnell was swift, with one X user saying, \u201cDjokovic is spot on here. Wimbledon keeps changing the roof rules match-to-match with no consistency. Outdoor tournament means play[sic] outdoors when possible.\u201d Another user commented, \u201cHe\u2019s 100% right. Zero consistency. They just do stuff when they want. Players should be upset.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Auger-Aliassime also piped in, asking if they had to close the roof even if both competitors wanted it open. (RELATED: Former Army Officer Qualifies For The Open Championship)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parnell can be heard mentioning Sinner, despite not playing in the match.<\/p>\n

Sinner has a history of struggling in high outdoor heat. During a third-round match at the Australian Open in January, Sinner was visibly struggling with heat and exhaustion while trailing Eliot Spizzirri when officials decided to close the roof and wait for the air conditioning to take effect.<\/p>\n

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After the match, Sinner said, \u201cI got lucky with the heat rule\u2026 I took my time and started feeling better as the match went on.\u201d<\/p>\n

This decision drew criticism from the tennis community, with many arguing the situation gave Sinner an unfair advantage, ultimately leading to his comeback win.<\/p>\n

Closing the roof often changes playing conditions on grass courts. Djokovic has expressed disapproval of mid-match roof closures in the past.<\/p>\n

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Serbia\u2019s Novak Djokovic eyes the ball as he slips to return it to Denmark\u2019s Holger Rune during their men\u2019s singles tennis match. (Photo by BEN STANSALL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In a first-round match against Yibing Wu at this year\u2019s tournament, where the roof was closed after the second round, Djokovic said, \u201cIt felt like we played two different matches: without the roof on and obviously with the roof closed. It affects the conditions. It affects the moisture of the grass; it becomes a bit more slippery.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the 2024 Wimbledon Tournament, Djokovic also ran into issues with roof closures, arguing that it made the courts \u201cmore slippery.\u201d<\/p>\n

The men\u2019s singles final is set to take place on Sunday, July 12th. Sinner has qualified for the men\u2019s singles semi-finals and is currently ranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) as the No. 1 men\u2019s tennis player in the world. Djokovic is No. 7.<\/p>\n

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