Former doubles world No. 1 Rennae Stubbs was stunned at chair umpire Adel Nour giving Novak Djokovic a time violation in a French Open match with a historic finish at 3:08 AM.
With the match going over four hours and nearing the 3 AM mark, Djokovic and Musetti were in the fifth set of their grueling French Open third-round match when chair umpire Nour hit the world No. 1 with a time violation. Djokovic didn’t agree with the call – Musetti neither as he wanted the Serb to get his first serve back – but Nour stuck with his initial call.
And Stubbs – who served as a coach/advisor for Serena Williams during the American’s farewell at the 2022 US Open – couldn’t believe what Nour was doing.
“Time violation at 3am after that epic a point is soooooo ridiculous. Come on umpire!” Stubbs wrote on X.
Time violation at 3am after that epic a point is soooooo ridiculous. Come on umpire!
— Rennae Stubbs ♈️ (@rennaestubbs) June 2, 2024
Stubbs applauds Djokovic for his win over Musetti
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“Incredible effort from @DjokerNole to get the win at 37 years of age, 3am in the morning down 2 sets to 1. You…
