Novak Djokovic has no problem working through adversity to win matches, and that’s why he was still able to defeat Jeremy Chardy in the Rogers Cup semifinal match.
But there was a point when he complained about getting a bit dizzy, although he wasn’t sick.
No, it wasn’t something that was ailing him, it was the marijuana smoke that wafted toward his direction.
“Someone is smoking weed, I can smell it. I am getting dizzy!” he said.
We have to empathize with Joker here. Since no one was apprehended, we’re going to assume that the person was vaporizing cannabis, which isn’t the worst thing in the world. But there’s no place for it at a tennis match where athletes are trying to perform.
Cannabis is a performance-enhancing drug. There’s a time and a place for recreational drugs, but it’s not at tennis matches.