Novak Djokovic Hit in Head by Water Bottle at Italian Open

Tennis champion Novak Djokovic was hit in the head by a water bottle following a https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/atp-rome/2024/novak-djokovic-struck-on-head-by-water-bottle-after-beating-corentin-moutet-in-italian-open-opener_sto20004810/story.shtml match at the Italian Open in Rome on the evening of Friday, May 10. Footage filmed by Martin Delannay shows Djokovic stopping to sign autographs as he leaves the court. As he is doing so, he is hit in the head by a water bottle from the stands. "Suddenly, we see a metal gourd fall on Djokovic's head, who then remains prostrate on the ground for a few seconds before being evacuated", Delannay told Storyful. The tournament's organisers later https://twitter.com/InteBNLdItalia/status/1789031518259609807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1789023833992683669%7Ctwgr%5E7ae73579275b403fd40473280c8b845d1c56389e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eurosport.com%2Ftennis%2Fatp-rome%2F2024%2Fnovak-djokovic-struck-on-head-by-water-bottle-after-beating-corentin-moutet-in-italian-open-opener_sto20004810%2Fstory.shtml said that the episode was accidental and that Djokovic's condition wasn't a "cause for concern". https://twitter.com/LavanyaVocalNEW/status/1789037562918559863 Footage circulating on social media shows the water bottle falling from a man's backpack as he was leaning down to try to get an autograph from Djokovic. Before the incident, Djokovic had just https://www.google.com/search?q=djovokic+moutet&rlz=1C5GCCM_en&oq=djovokic+moutet&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQABgNGIAEMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yDQgEEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgFEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgGEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgHEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyCggIEAAYgAQYogQyCggJEAAYgAQYogTSAQgyNjA4ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#tsp=opn defeated Corentin Moutet on the court. (Footage by Martin Delannay/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)