WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic, a three-time Wimbledon champion, sharply criticized tournament officials for forcing him to wait until Tuesday to play his fourth-round match.
Djokovic, the No. 2 seed, was scheduled to play Adrian Mannarino on No. 1 Court on Monday afternoon, but the match was postponed until Tuesday because a lengthy five-set match between Gilles Müller and Rafael Nadal preceded it. Müller defeated Nadal in a match that lasted almost five hours and did not end until almost 8 p.m. local time.
But Djokovic felt his match with Mannarino, which he won on Tuesday, 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-4, should have been moved to Centre Court, which has lights.