<p>Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut has hit out at tournament officials for their decision to close the roof during the second set of his semi-final defeat to Novak Djokovic on Friday in the Western & Southern Open in New York.</p>.<p>Bautista Agut won the opening set and was about to serve at 4-5 in the second when organisers decided to close the roof of the Louis Armstrong Stadium during the changeover, anticipating rain.</p>.<p>The world number 12 lost his serve immediately as Djokovic drew level in the match and then carved out a 4-6 6-4 7-6(0) victory to avoid a third straight loss against the Spaniard.</p>.<p>"Everybody knows that they could wait a little bit, no? It was an unfortunate decision," the 32-year-old Bautista Agut told reporters. "It's not the first time I disagree with Lars Graff (ATP supervisor). I think it was not great and it was 100% wrong."</p>.<p>Bautista Agut said the break disturbed his rhythm and he also had problems with his ball toss while serving in the first game under the closed roof.</p>.<p>"I totally disagree with the decision he took, and for sure it was not great because he broke my rhythm," he said. "So the roof break could wait a little bit to finish the set because to close the roof, it's five minutes."</p>.<p>World number one Djokovic, who has struggled with a neck injury during the tournament, received assistance from the physiotherapist during the second set and later said his opponent was the better player on Friday.</p>.<p>While Bautista Agut rued the missed chance to stop Djokovic from winning his 22nd straight match this year, the fact that he was two points away from a win while serving at 6-5 in the decider should give him confidence ahead of next week's US Open.</p>.<p>"I played really good matches this week, and I was serving for the match against the No. 1," Bautista Agut said.</p>
<p>Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut has hit out at tournament officials for their decision to close the roof during the second set of his semi-final defeat to Novak Djokovic on Friday in the Western & Southern Open in New York.</p>.<p>Bautista Agut won the opening set and was about to serve at 4-5 in the second when organisers decided to close the roof of the Louis Armstrong Stadium during the changeover, anticipating rain.</p>.<p>The world number 12 lost his serve immediately as Djokovic drew level in the match and then carved out a 4-6 6-4 7-6(0) victory to avoid a third straight loss against the Spaniard.</p>.<p>"Everybody knows that they could wait a little bit, no? It was an unfortunate decision," the 32-year-old Bautista Agut told reporters. "It's not the first time I disagree with Lars Graff (ATP supervisor). I think it was not great and it was 100% wrong."</p>.<p>Bautista Agut said the break disturbed his rhythm and he also had problems with his ball toss while serving in the first game under the closed roof.</p>.<p>"I totally disagree with the decision he took, and for sure it was not great because he broke my rhythm," he said. "So the roof break could wait a little bit to finish the set because to close the roof, it's five minutes."</p>.<p>World number one Djokovic, who has struggled with a neck injury during the tournament, received assistance from the physiotherapist during the second set and later said his opponent was the better player on Friday.</p>.<p>While Bautista Agut rued the missed chance to stop Djokovic from winning his 22nd straight match this year, the fact that he was two points away from a win while serving at 6-5 in the decider should give him confidence ahead of next week's US Open.</p>.<p>"I played really good matches this week, and I was serving for the match against the No. 1," Bautista Agut said.</p>