Sports / Novak Djokovic Djokovic Slams Roddick, —On and Off Court Players lob choice words back and forth as Djokovic moves on to semis By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff Posted Sep 5, 2008 7:25 AM CDT Copied Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, reaches for a shot from Andy Roddick, of the United States, during their quarterfinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick had two competitions going on last night: the quarterfinal match of the US Open, and a volley of complaints and accusations that should not overly surprise followers of the Serbian No. 3. After taking Roddick down 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5), Djokovic lashed out at the American's earlier suggestions that he was faking injuries. "You know, Andy was saying I have 16 injuries in the last match. Obviously, I don't—right?" he told interviewers from the court. The pro-Roddick crowd responded with boos that seemed to get to Djokovic, who was more contrite later on. "Maybe I reacted bad in that moment. I apologize. It was impulsive." Djokovic will next face Roger Federer in the semis. (More Novak Djokovic stories.) Report an error