Novak Djokovic vs. Adrian Mannarino Rescheduled After Rafael Nadal's Loss
Novak Djokovic's round of 16 match against Adrian Mannarino at the 2017 Wimbledon tournament has been moved to Tuesday after Rafael Nadal's five-set loss against Gilles Muller ran late on Court 1.
After the epic encounter, the event announced there would be no more late-night tennis via Twitter:
The Wimbledon organisers decided against moving Djokovic's match to Centre Court after Roger Federer beat Grigor Dimitrov, possibly because they feared Nadal's match would have to be moved there instead because of the fading light.
Nadal and Muller played a stunning contest that finished 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 15-13. The final set was filled with lengthy rallies and challenges, which further prolonged the match.
The Djoker was spotted wandering around the court and taking selfies with a few fans before he was called into the ATP offices. For Stuart Fraser of the Times, the writing was on the wall:
Fans of the Serb will undoubtedly be frustrated his match wasn't moved to Centre Court immediately after Federer's triumph, as Djokovic will have one less day to rest if he makes his way past Mannarino.
The lack of light and tournament curfew made it impossible to start playing after Nadal's loss, however. And once the decision was made not to move the match to Centre Court, organisers had no option but to suspend play.
