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SPORTS Wednesday 17 May 2023
Djokovic takes issue with Norrie’s behavior at Italian Open

By ANDREW DAMPF all morning, Djokovic ap-
AP Sports Writer peared focused from the
ROME (AP) — Novak start. “I actually finished my
Djokovic’s angry glare warmup 10 minutes before
made it clear how furious I went on the court. So I
the 22-time Grand Slam was rushing a bit with ev-
champion was with his op- erything but we couldn’t
ponent. (warm up) earlier because
And it wasn’t just because of the rain,” Djokovic said.
Cameron Norrie hit him in “So I’m just glad to over-
the left calf with an over- come today’s challenge in
head smash after Djokovic straight sets and move on.”
had already turned his Djokovic was seen in the
back and conceded a trainer’s room before the
point early in the second match, having taken three
set of the Serb’s 6-3, 6-4 win weeks off before this tour-
on Tuesday. nament because of a lin-
There were also other in- gering issue with his surgi-
stances of bad sportsman- cally repaired right elbow.
ship from Norrie, Djokovic “Every day is something,”
said after reaching the Ital- the 35-year-old Djokovic
ian Open quarterfinals for said, without specifying
the 17th straight year. what was bothering him.
Djokovic also took issue Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball to Cameron Norrie of Britain at the Italian Open tennis Djokovic committed less
with how his British oppo- tournament, in Rome, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. than half as many unforced
nent took a medical time Associated Press errors as Norrie, 14-29; and
out just before he served He’s allowed to hit a player. ing my head. I’m going to don champion Elena Ry- had two more winners, 21-
out the match. “I did watch He’s allowed to say ‘Come respond to that.” bakina. Also, Paula Badosa 19.
the replay when he hit me. on’ in the face more or less Also on Campo Centrale, got past Karolina Muchova Norrie won a title on clay
Maybe you could say he every single point from ba- local hope Jannik Sinner 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-2 and will play in Rio de Janeiro earlier this
didn’t hit me deliberately,” sically first game. was eliminated by Fran- 2017 French Open cham- year, beating Carlos Al-
Djokovic said when asked “Those are the things that cisco Cerundolo 6-7 (3), pion Jelena Ostapenko. caraz in the final.
about his angry glare to- we players know in the 6-2, 6-2. Cerundolo will play Aiming for his seventh title Djokovic will lose the No.
ward Norrie after the inci- locker room it’s not fair Casper Ruud, who beat at the Foro Italico, Djokovic 1 ranking to Alcaraz after
dent. “It was not so much play, it’s not how we treat Laslo Djere 6-1, 6-3. had his entire game click- this tournament — even
maybe about that. ... From each other,” Djokovic said. In women’s action, two- ing after struggling at times though Alcaraz was beat-
the very beginning, he was “He brought the fire, and I time defending Rome in the previous rounds and en by 135th-ranked Hun-
doing all the things that responded to that. I’m not champion Iga Swiatek in his previous two tourna- garian qualifier Fabian Ma-
were allowed. He’s allowed going to allow someone beat Donna Vekic 6-3, 6-4 ments on clay.On an over- rozsan in the third round on
to take a medical timeout. behaving like this just bend- and will next face Wimble- cast day after it had rained Monday. q

Cort wins Giro d’Italia stage in

miserable conditions, Thomas

stays in lead

VIAREGGIO, Italy (AP) — Roglič after they both fin- The near miss was particu-
Magnus Cort won a wet ished safely in the peloton, larly painful for De Marchi,
and cold 10th stage of the in terrible conditions, 51 who is still seeking his first
Giro d’Italia on Tuesday seconds behind Cort. stage victory in his home
and Geraint Thomas kept Tao Geoghegan Hart was Grand Tour in his seventh
hold of the pink jersey. third overall, five seconds Giro.
Thomas, who rides for Ineos behind his teammate There were miserable con-
Grenadiers, moved into the Thomas. ditions from the start of the
lead on Sunday after pre- Cort edged Derek Gee stage, with rain and freez-
race favorite Remco Eve- and Alessandro De Marchi ing temperatures.
nepoel had to withdraw at the end of the rolling It was even discussed Denmark’s Magnus Court Nielsen celebrates winning the
after testing positive for the 196-kilometer route through whether to amend the 10th stage of the Giro D’Italia, tour of Italy cycling race, from
coronavirus. Evenepoel the Tuscan Apennines from route over the top of the Scandiano to Viareggio, Italy, Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
Associated Press
had a 45-second advan- Scandiano to Viareggio on day’s main climb, the sec-
tage over Thomas. the Mediterranean coast. ond-category Passo delle However, race organizers and risk of avalanches.
Other riders have also had All three were part of a Radici. Team buses fol- announced that Friday’s Wednesday’s 11th stage is
to abandon after returning breakaway. lowed the riders for a while Stage 13 to the summit a 219-kilometer (136-mile)
positive tests for COVID-19, The victory completed a in case they were needed finish at Crans-Montana route from Camaiore to
including Domenico Poz- Grand Tour set for Cort, to transport them if condi- would be shortened with Tortona, with three lower-
zovivo and Rigoberto Urán. who won six stages in the tions worsened, before it the top-category climb of classification climbs.
Thomas maintained his two- Spanish Vuelta and two in was eventually decided to the Passo del Gran San Ber- The Giro ends in Rome on
second lead over Primož the Tour de France. race the stage as normal. nardo cut due to snowfall May 28.q