Djokovic blames water bottle incident for shock loss

Novak Djokovic says he felt no balance or rhythm in his game after being hit in the head by a metal bottle

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00:00 Very unfortunate, unlucky situation for me, you know.

00:03 It was an accident where, you know, that guy leaned over the fence and the bottle dropped

00:11 from his rucksack and landed directly on my head, you know.

00:16 It was unexpected, obviously.

00:18 I wasn't even looking up and then I felt a very strong hit in the head.

00:26 And that has really impacted me a lot.

00:34 After that I got medical care and been through half an hour, an hour of nausea and dizziness

00:48 and blood and a lot of different things.

00:52 But I managed to sleep okay.

00:54 I had headaches but the next day or yesterday was pretty fine.

00:58 So I thought it's okay.

01:00 But maybe it is okay, maybe it's not.

01:03 I mean, the way I felt on the court today was just completely from, it's like a different

01:09 player entered in my shoes.

01:15 No rhythm, no tempo, no balance whatsoever on any shot.

01:18 So it's a bit concerning.