During his post-match on-court interview, the Serbian star paused proceedings to direct a message towards Rory McIlroy, who was seated in the Royal Box proudly sporting his Green Jacket. Elsewhere, French Open champion Mirra Andreeva, 19, lost her composure when she hurled her racket following her defeat to 2024 champion Barbora Krejcikova. The Russian teenager subsequently broke down in tears during an emotional press conference. Express Sport brings you all the latest news from SW19….
Djokovic halts interview
Having dispatched Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in fewer than two hours, Djokovic brought his on-court interview to a stop to issue a playful challenge to golf legend McIlroy. He said: “Rory, Justin [Thomas], obviously Luke [Donald], it’s nice to see you guys. Congrats Team Europe on the Ryder Cup, I watched you guys. Rory, what a beautiful jacket.
“Is that a Masters jacket? It must be. Round of applause for Rory for the Masters, please. I want that jacket. I’ll play you. This jacket for that jacket, we’ll play tennis! No golf. I want to thank them obviously for being present. I know they arrived early and stayed all day so thank you guys. It really means a lot seeing you here.”
Star reduced to tears
Andreeva was left in tears on Wednesday evening after crashing out in the second round, just weeks after clinching her maiden Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. The 19-year-old hurled her racket following the defeat before breaking down in tears, sobbing: “Well, I think of course I’m going to need a couple days…
“Sorry. Yeah, it’s going to take some time, maybe a couple of days, and then I’m going to be back to practice for hard courts. I don’t know what my next tournaments are going to be. I still need to talk to my team to see where I’m going to play next.”