Novak Djokovic gets in heated argument with Wimbledon official over roof during thrilling quarterfinal win

Novak Djokovic won the longest quarterfinal successful Wimbledon past connected Wednesday implicit Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, but not without immoderate drama.

Djokovic, 39, rallied to a 7-6 (12-10), 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (7-4), 7-6 (10-4) triumph to decision Auger-Aliassime successful a thrilling lucifer that lasted 5 hours, 15 minutes. The lucifer needed nary other flair, but the tennis fable added immoderate fireworks by arguing with tourney supervisor Denise Parnell astir the roof.

Parnell thought the evening conditions warranted closing the extortion pursuing the 2nd set, but Djokovic wanted to support the extortion open.

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia speaks with Championships referee Denise Parnell arsenic the extortion is closed connected Centre Court during his men's singles quarterfinal lucifer against Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada astatine the Wimbledon Tennis Championships successful London connected July 7, 2026. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

"You don’t privation to get to 8.30pm? It’s 7.40pm now. We tin play a full different acceptable outdoors. We’re an outdoor tournament," Djokovic told Parnell.

"The different time you didn’t privation to adjacent it until 8.30pm. Now you privation to adjacent it."

Parnell appeared to bring up Jannik Sinner’s lucifer from the different night, but Djokovic would not perceive it.

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during the men's singles quarterfinal lucifer against Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada astatine the Wimbledon Tennis Championships successful London connected July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

"With Jannik, I don’t attraction what happens successful his matches. I’m talking astir our lucifer close now," Djokovic said. "You retrieve the archetypal round, you didn’t adjacent it until similar 8.20pm. Now you privation to adjacent it astatine 7.40pm. Where’s the consistency?

"You’re truthful arrogant of your rules and you’re not sticking to immoderate benignant of rules. You person nary thought what the regularisation is."

After Djokovic’s remark astir the rules, the authoritative announcement was made that the extortion would beryllium closed.

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates his triumph implicit Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada during their men's singles quarterfinal lucifer astatine the Wimbledon Tennis Championships successful London connected July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Maja Smiejkowska)

Auger-Aliassime appeared to hold with Djokovic and asked, "So, for definite we adjacent now?" successful the mediate of Djokovic’s statement with Parnell.

Despite not getting the 3rd acceptable outdoors, Djokovic won it 6-3. With his triumph implicit Auger-Aliassime, helium became the oldest antheral to scope the Wimbledon semifinals successful much than 50 years.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion volition look Sinner, the defending champion, connected Friday connected Centre Court.

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