Novak Djokovic has been shafted with the match schedule that nobody wants, as he will face Austrian qualifier Filip Misolic in Saturday’s night session. Usually the primetime slot at the French Open, this time players were dreading getting the evening call-up as it clashes with the Champions League final.
The three-time champion was among the players asking the tournament not to put him on the main stadium court on Saturday evening so he could tune in to support PSG. But his plea went unanswered, and he will take to the court at 8.15pm local time – 45 minutes before kickoff in Munich.
Djokovic also had to play the night session match on the middle Saturday last year, clashing with Real Madrid’s game against Dortmund.
He took to the court to face Lorenzo Musetti much later than planned when another match was added to the schedule to be finished following rain delays, and play finished around 3am local time.
The world No. 6 had been hoping to avoid a repeat this year, as he admitted he was planning to watch PSG take on Inter Milan on Saturday night and even sent a cheeky message to those in charge.
“It’s going to be PSG that I will support. I will definitely watch it if I’m not playing night session. Yeah, that will be nice. FYI, Roland Garros schedule…” he said with a smile after his second-round win on Thursday.
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