Updated On: 01 April, 2025 08:01 AM IST | Miami | AFP
After a near-six hour rain delay, Djokovic appeared with what looked to be a stye causing swelling around his right eye. He made a slow start, dropping his first service game before losing 6-7 (7/4), 6-7 (7/4)

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic falls during his 6-7, 6-7 defeat to Jakub Mensik of Czech Republic in the Miami Open final on Sunday; (right) Czech teenager Jakub Mensik, 19, with the Miami Open winner’s trophy on Sunday. Pics/AFP
Novak Djokovic refused to discuss an evident eye problem he suffered before Sunday’s Miami Open final defeat to unseeded Czech teenager Jakub Mensik, 19, saying he did not want to take away from his opponent’s triumph.
After a near-six hour rain delay, Djokovic appeared with what looked to be a stye causing swelling around his right eye. He made a slow start, dropping his first service game before losing 6-7 (7/4), 6-7 (7/4).