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'I'll find you': Novak Djokovic threatens fan in ugly altercation at US Open

Nick Kyrgios has trolled Novak Djokovic after the World No.1 clashed with a spectator in ugly scenes before his win in the third round at the US Open.

Djokovic brushed off concerns over his left shoulder, on which he required treatment in his second-round match against Juan Ignacio Londero, to claim a 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday and book a meeting with Stan Wawrinka.

‘DISGUSTING’: Outrage over tennis star's 'obscene' act at US Open

The World No.1 and defending champion delayed his practice by two hours ahead of the contest, and that session was marked by a confrontation with a fan in which the Serbian appeared to say "I'll come find you".

Noticeably fired up during the match, Djokovic also took issue with members of the crowd who cheered a double fault, firing back at them after he saved a break point.

Speaking in his post-match news conference, Djokovic was reticent to give too much away about the practice incident, which he initially described as "just a little chat".

Asked about the "come find you" remarks, Djokovic replied: "To have a drink. I liked the guy. I'm going to buy him a drink."

Pressed on what was said to him, he added: "We'll keep it between us. But he definitely helped me. He doesn't even know, but he did help me.

"As I said, I'm not going to talk about it. I think he did me a favour.

“Even maybe he didn't want to do me a favour, he did me a favour, big favour."

Novak Djokovic, pictured here arguing with a fan at the US Open.
Novak Djokovic told the fan he'd come find him. Image: Sridhar Natarajan/Twitter

Djokovic rages during match as well

Djokovic conceded to being fired up by the behaviour of some of the crowd during the match, saying: "Night sessions, New York, crowd gets into it. A couple guys that had a couple of drinks more than I guess they were supposed to. But it was all good after."

Despite declaring himself "almost pain free", Djokovic was reluctant to give details on what treatments he has had since the Londero match.

"As I said, I would appreciate if you respect me not talking about it in details," he responded when asked if he had been given a pain-killing injection.

Novak Djokovic, pictured here during his match at the US Open.
Novak Djokovic in action at the US Open. (Photo by Chaz Niell/Getty Images)

"I mean, I understand you guys want to know. I made a decision not to get into details, not to speak about it. Please understand me.

"I'm very glad with the way it went. I am able to play. That for me is a huge blessing today because it was probably the complete opposite two days ago.

"I did not practice yesterday, that's true. I did a lot of things in the last few days to be able to play."

Kyrgios took delight in seeing Djokovic clash with the fan, tweeting “I’m scared” in reply to the video.