The 2023 ATP Tour clay-court season officially began, the 1000-level Monte Carlo Masters, world number one Djokovic returned to the field, after the first round of byes, the second round 2-0 light Gakhov, Djokovic in the third round of 1/8 final ushered in a strong challenge, against 21-year-old Italian superstar Musetti, in the match, world number one Djokovic was booed by the fans! It should be noted that many of Monte Carlo's live fans are Italians, that is, Museti supporters!
In the first set, Djokovic won 6-4. In the second set, Djokovic once used an incredible rush to save the opponent Musetti crazy, it should be said that the situation was very favorable to Deyo, but the turning point came in the eighth game, about whether Musetti's return ball fell out of bounds, Djokovic and the referee had a fierce quarrel, both sides had their own opinions, no side gave in, the dispute lasted for a long time, affecting the normal and smooth progress of the game, therefore, the fans on the scene to Deyo is a wild boo, first of all, Many of the fans were Italians, and secondly, perhaps these fans thought that Djokovic behaved like a 22-time Grand Slam champion.
In short, from this point on, Djokovic began to compete with the fans on the scene, in fact, the subsequent Hawkeye replay showed that Djokovic's judgment was correct, and Museti's return ball was out of bounds! However, the female referee who enforced the match did not change the sentence, and Djokovic could only suffer a dark loss. After that, Djokovic's mentality was affected by misjudgment and, of course, by the fans, so Djokovic's serve was broken back-to-back, and Museti won the second set 7-5 to drag the match into the decider.
It is worth mentioning that in the 11th game of the second set, after Djokovic's serve was declared lost again, the world number one mentality was completely unbalanced, and he angrily stepped on the racket he left next to the seat, which once again triggered a wild boo from the fans! In the tiebreaker, Djokovic was completely hostile to the fans, and in his own serve, Djokovic constantly used words to remind the female referee on duty, asking the fans on the scene not to move around at will, affecting his serve rhythm.
Djokovic fell because of a rush to save the ball, and then Djokovic returned to his seat halfway to clean up the dirt on his body, but was once again booed by the fans as delaying the game! After the match was interrupted for one hour due to heavy rain, Djokovic eventually lost, and was defeated by Musetti 1-2 and missed the quarter-finals.