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

Novak Djokovic clashed with a Wimbledon official over the roof, eventually winning his quarterfinal match. (This video contains AI-assisted content)

Novak Djokovic won the longest quarterfinal in Wimbledon history Wednesday over Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime but not without some drama.

Djokovic, 39, rallied to a 7-6 (12-10), 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (7-4), 7-6 (10-4) victory to defeat Auger-Aliassime in a thrilling match that lasted 5 hours, 15 minutes. The match needed no extra flair, but the tennis legend added some fireworks by arguing with tournament supervisor Denise Parnell about the roof.

Parnell thought the evening conditions warranted closing the roof following the second set, but Djokovic wanted to keep the roof open.

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia speaks with referee Denise Parnell as the roof is closed on Centre Court during his men's singles quarterfinal match against Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on July 7, 2026. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

"You don’t want to get to 8:30 p.m.? It’s 7:40 p.m. now. We can play a whole another set outdoors. We’re an outdoor tournament," Djokovic told Parnell.

"The other day you didn’t want to close it until 8:30 p.m. Now you want to close it."

Parnell appeared to bring up Jannik Sinner’s match from the other night, but Djokovic would not hear it.

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during a men's singles quarterfinal match against Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

"With Jannik, I don’t care what happens in his matches.