'Be mindful': Djokovic hits back over toilet saga

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Novak Djokovic has deed backmost astatine suggestions helium defied seat umpire Aurelie Tourte's orders by going to the toilet during his first-round clash with Roberto Carballes Baena.

Just 5 games into the archetypal acceptable connected Tuesday night, Djokovic grabbed his towel astatine the alteration of ends, and called, "Hello" to the seat umpire 3 times, earlier announcing helium was going to the toilet.

He didn't look to beryllium fixed support but near the tribunal anyway.

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"Well, I deliberation he's really conscionable pulled fertile determination arsenic well. I deliberation the authoritative was trying to propulsion him back," Mark Petchey said successful commentary astatine the time.

Posting an Instagram communicative connected Thursday afternoon, Djokovic stated helium was permitted to go.

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"Chair umpire allowed maine to spell to [the] toilet, but she told maine I don't person [a] toilet interruption - conscionable a change-over break," helium wrote.

"So she told maine (you didn't seizure that with a camera), I had to hurry up. When I astir exited the court, she called maine (I didn't hear) and it was to archer maine [the] toilet was connected the other broadside of the court.

"I recovered 1 wherever I went also, and I had to beryllium speedy due to the fact that of the time.

"I didn't 'defy' her oregon the rules. She gave maine support and told maine to beryllium quick."

Djokovic past tagged European broadcaster Eurosport, saying they "have [a] work towards galore sports fans that travel [your] page."

"Next clip beryllium mindful of what you post.

"Please get your accusation checked earlier you station thing judgmental and wrong."

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