Montreal: World number one Novak Djokovic was beaten by Andy Murray in the final of the Rogers Cup tournament in Montreal on Sunday — but at least he didn’t have cannabis smoke to contend with this time.
The World No 1 was unnerved by the smell of marijuana during his semi-final clash on Saturday, as he advanced to the final by defeating France’s Jeremy Chardy.
During his 6-4, 6-4 victory, Djokovic complained to the umpire about the smell of marijuana smoke.
After the match he addressed the issue, which he said had distracted him in a prior match as well.
“Oh my God,” Djokovic said. “You can’t believe how bad it was.
“Whoever it is, he’s pretty high and I hope he doesn’t come back tomorrow. Because it’s a pretty bad smell. I didn’t enjoy it much.”
The Serb said later that the same situation happened to him in a Friday doubles win.
“Yesterday in the doubles match, today again. Somebody’s really enjoying his life around the tennis court” he joked.
“I think it stopped after a while. Whoever it was .... he was probably on the seventh sky somewhere.
“I felt I was playing better as I was inhaling.”
Murray beat Djokovic 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Sunday for his fourth tournament victory of the year and third title in the Canadian event.
The second seed also won the tournament in 2009 and 2010. The Scot ended an eight-match losing streak against Djokovic since the 2013 Wimbledon final.
