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Get that dope outta here: Novak Djokovic rails against marijuana smoking fan

Clicking cameras, calling out… the distractions caused by restless tennis fans can be a pain to the world’s best players. Now world No.1 Novak Djokovic has added a new gripe to the list of spectator irritations … marijuana smoking. The Serb was unnerved by the smell of marijuana smoke on Saturday as he advanced to the final of the ATP Rogers Cup in Montreal. During his 6-4, 6-4 victory over France’s Jeremy Chardy, Djokovic complained to the umpire about the smell of marijuana smoke. “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.

Novak Djokovic

Djokovic, 28, 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." Djokovic advanced in 80 minutes to win his 10th match against Chardy and will face Britain’s Andy Murray in the final.