No Djokovic Excuses After Shock Defeat

Mensik takes Miami title at expense of Serb who prefers to stay mum about swollen eye

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MIAMI - Novak Djokovic refused to discuss the evident eye problem he suffered before his Miami Open final loss to unseeded Czech teenager Jakub Mensik, saying he did not want to take anything away from his opponent's triumph.

After a nearly six-hour rain delay on March 30, the Serb appeared with what looked like a stye, causing swelling around his right eye. He made a slow start to the match, which ended 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4), dropping his first service game.

During a changeover in the first set, he applied some eye drops and looked to be troubled by the infection.

The record 24-time Grand Slam winner, who was denied his 100th career title, said it was all part of a "weird" day.

"It's unfortunate for me. Two tiebreaks, just very weird match, weird day with rain delay and all the things that were happening. I didn't feel my greatest on the court, but it is what it is. Nothing to take away from his victory," he said.