TENNIS fans were left fuming after a bizarre clock malfunction during the Wimbledon men’s singles final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.
During the second set the shot clock appeared to pause at 12 seconds while Djokovic was serving.
Fans have been left convinced the Wimbledon men’s final is riggedRichard Pelham / The Sun
AFPIt came as the clock appeared to stop during Djokovic’s serve[/caption]
The shot clock appeared to stop at 12 seconds
And this left fans believing it handed Djokovic an advantage.
Tennis stars have 25 seconds to make their serve between points, with Djokovic taking this to the extreme in order to try and halt the momentum of No.1 seed Alcaraz.
Fuming fans took to social media to vent their frustration.
One wrote: “What is this corruption at Wimbledon with the shot clock pausing on Djokovic service games? Madness.”
A second said: “The Wimbledon serve clock is clearly irrelevant/inconsequential and Djokovic knows it.”
“Why is the shot clock being stopped when Novax is serving???
Unfair advantage to him,” declared a third.
A fourth exclaimed: “Was the clock just paused? Because if so, isn’t that rigging in #Djokovic’s favour??”
Then a fifth typed: “Wimbledon is fixed! Djokovic will win. If the clock is so obviously fixed for us all to see then what else is that we can’t see?”
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Meanwhile, another added: “This is rigged, how many times did the clock stop, come on man.”
The serial champion’s serve tactic was picked up on by BBC commentator Andrew Castle, with one fan remarking: “Half expecting Andrew Castle to walk out on to the court from commentary with a stopwatch in hand pointing and pontificating at the umpire about the shot clock.”
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