Novak Djokovic dismissed comparisons with Jannik Sinner’s Wimbledon match as he voiced frustration over the decision to close the Centre Court roof during his quarter-final against Felix Auger-Aliassime, insisting, “I don’t care what happens in his matches.”

The Serbian star was unhappy when chair umpire Denise Parnell announced that the roof would be closed at 7:40 p.m., arguing that there was still enough daylight left to continue play.

“The other day they didn’t close it until 20:30, and now you want to close it?” asked Djokovic.

“You don’t want to get to 20:30? It’s 19:40. We can play another set. We are an outdoor tournament.”

Djokovic then appeared to respond to a comment from Parnell about world No. 1 Jannik Sinner’s fourth-round match against Shintaro Mochizuki, during which the roof was closed at around 8:25 p.m.

“With Jannik, I don’t care what happens in his matches,” said Djokovic.

“I’m talking about our match right now. You remember the first round, you didn’t close it until like 20:20. Now you want to close it at 19:40. Where’s the consistency?

“You’re so proud of your rules, and you’re not sticking to any kind of rules. You have no idea what the rule is.”

The Centre Court roof takes around 10 minutes to close, and Djokovic left the court while the process was underway. The players returned and warmed up before the match resumed at 7:54 p.m.

Before the interruption, Djokovic had edged a dramatic opening set 12-10 in a tie-break after receiving treatment on his lower leg. Auger-Aliassime responded by taking the second set to level the contest.

Former Wimbledon doubles champion Todd Woodbridge said he understood Djokovic’s frustration.

“Novak Djokovic is right about the roof situation. There is at least another 40 minutes of sunlight; you can play a set of tennis within 40 minutes,” he said on the BBC.

“I’m a bit perplexed when every night we have played until a certain point.”

Former British No. 1 Tim Henman also weighed in on the debate.

“He doesn’t want the interruption. The other night, he felt the light wasn’t good and looking out there now, could they carry on? They probably could, but from Denise Parnell’s view, she would probably like to close the roof at a convenient time, and that is the end of the set.

“It’s a conservative time to shut the roof.”