LONDON: The 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic faced an injury scare during the Wimbledon quarterfinal against Flavio Cobolli as the Serbian slipped on the grass and fell into a painful-looking split in the fourth set.
On the verge of defeating Cobolli on Wednesday night, the Serbian made a quick effort to change direction but had a 'nasty fall' on the grass at 5-4, 40/30 in the fourth set. Djokovic stayed down for a moment as the chair umpire rushed to check on him, as did Cobolli.
He then returned to his feet and stretched out his left leg to a wave of applause. Despite the nervy ending, Djokovic needed just two more points to close the match, securing a 6-7(6), 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 victory. ATP reports.