Dusan Lajovic taken to hospital after crashing into glass panel near locker room in Davis Cup incident

Saturday, 07 February 2026 at 09:15

Dusan Lajovic did not exactly have a great day when it came to the Davis Cup as he was beaten by Tomas Barrios in Serbia's tie against Chile and ended up in hospital after an incident post match.

Lajovic opened the first round qualifiers tie but was beaten 7-5, 7-6(7) by the Chilean. He complained about crowd noise throughout the clash between first and second serves and became involved in an argument with a fan who kept insulting him. This on a day where elsewhere Great Britain won through.

“It was tough to play here, where we knew we wouldn’t receive fair play, but that’s the Davis Cup and I don’t think the match was decided by that,” Lajovic said in the press conference.

“Obviously, we were prepared for some provocation. Most people came to enjoy the tennis, but there were a few in the stands who were disrespectful. One guy was telling me, ‘you’re bad, you’re bad’. There’s no need to talk to players. Obviously, it’s not something you want to hear while you’re competing on court,” he revealed.

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He also had an issue with the umpire who he later criticised i his press conference for a lack of control concerning the home crowd. “The umpire should have done a better job of keeping conditions similar for both players before the serve. In any case, my opponent was better and played better in the key moments,” he said.

Albeit Barrios actually took the side of Lajovic saying that the way the crowd were behaving wasn't exactly right. “Dusan is a real gentleman, a good person. It bothers all of us when they try to distract you right before the second serve,” Barrios said.

“The Chilean crowd gets very involved in matches when it’s Davis Cup; that’s something he may have felt. But I don’t think that, overall, the people were disrespectful,” added the world No. 112.

From bad to worse for Lajovic and Djokovic weighs in on potential return

Albeit it soon went from bad to worse as he crashed into a glass panel on his way to the locker room and suffered a cranial contusion, a cut to the oral mucosa and possible loosening of teeth. He did not lose consciousness as he was taken to hospital in Chile but his condition is supposedly.a concern according to CLAY who reported the story.

One player who likely will be sending his best wishes is Novak Djokovic albeit he weighed in as unlikely to resume his Davis Cup stint in a team without Miomir Kecmanovic, Hamad Medjedovic and Laslo Djere right now either.

“I’m not always with them, I can’t control everything, but it was different when we were together with Viktor and that golden generation. Nothing was questioned: you went and you played. I understand everything, but the national team is always there, and playing in Chile will be very difficult, extremely difficult. Even with our best team, we would have problems," he said.

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🚨BREAKING NEWS: Serbian tennis player Dusan Lajovic suffered an accident while heading to the locker room at the end of the second singles match of the Qualifers Davis Cup tie in Chile. The player collided with a glass panel and sustained a head injury. He has been taken to

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