Novak Djokovic was hit on the top by a water bottle as he signed autographs after his win on the Italian Open.
A video on social media confirmed world primary Djokovic falling to the ground after being hit by the thing, which got here from the stands.
Event organisers mentioned the laborious bottle had fallen out of the bag of somebody within the crowd.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion stayed on the bottom for some time earlier than being helped out of the sector in Rome by safety.
“This isn’t being handled as a deliberate act, however as an accident,” mentioned event organisers in assertion reported by PA.
“A boy was calling out to get an autograph and the bottle fell out of his bag.
“Novak has undergone the required checks and has already left to return to his lodge. His situation isn’t a trigger for concern.”
An additional video was posted that appeared to indicate a fan leaning over to get an autograph, with the bottle slipping out of his rucksack.
The incident occurred as Djokovic approached supporters within the stands following his 6-3 6-1 win over France’s Corentin Moutet.
He was signing a sheet of paper for a fan when the water bottle struck him on the highest of the top.
Djokovic is because of play Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo on Sunday within the subsequent spherical.
Boutler crushed by Slovakian qualifier
Katie Boulter was knocked out within the second spherical of the ladies’s singles in Rome after a 6-4 7-6 (10-8) defeat to Slovakian qualifier Rebecca Sramkova.
Boulter – seeded twenty sixth for the event – was damaged twice by the world quantity 120 early within the first set as she struggled for rhythm.
The British primary managed to steal a break again however Sramkova was in a position to shut out the primary set.
Boulter fought again from two breaks down within the second set however squandered a chance to sq. the match when she was 5-4 up.
The 27-year-old saved three match factors within the tie-break earlier than Sramkova got here out on prime in two hours and 7 minutes.
Within the males’s doubles, Jamie Murray and Michael Venus wrapped up a 6-4 6-3 victory over Lloyd Glasspool and Jean-Julien Rojer to succeed in the second spherical.
Heather Watson and Xu Yifan suffered a first-round exit within the ladies’s doubles after a 6-3 1-6 10-8 defeat to Zheng Saisai and Wang Xinyu.
