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Novak Djokovic denied he has a temper problem after firing a ball into the crowd during his victory over Dominic Thiem at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.The world No 2 received a warning for hitting a ball in the direction of coaches Boris Becker and Marian Vajda, who were sitting in the stands, after losing the first set in a tie break 12-10.The ball flew past Becker and Vajda and only narrowly missed a spectator. Djokovic wins O2 opener Novak Djokovic battled back from a set down to beat Dominic Thiem It followed a similar incident at this years French Open, when he threw his racket and almost hit a line judge during his quarter-final win over Tomas Berdych.Djokovic went on to beat Thiem 6-7 (10-12) 6-0 6-2, but when questioned about the incident in his post-match press conference, he replied: I keep doing these things? Why dont [I] get suspended, then? Highlights from Djokovics win over Dominic Thiem Im close? Im still not suspended, so if Im not close, Im not close. It could have been [serious], yes. It could have snowed in O2 arena, as well, but it didnt.Im the only player that shows his frustration on the court? Thats what you are saying? It is not an issue for me. Its not the first time I did it.Sky Sports analyst Annabel Croft was courtside at the end of the first set and admitted she had been taken aback by Djokovics actions. Djokovic talks to Sky Sports tennis analyst Mark Petchey at the Sky Pad She said: Im just shocked at what he just did. He slammed a ball right towards Boris Becker and Marian Vajda.The ball just skimmed past them and into the crowd. That just tells you the bubbling anger inside him. Novak is absolutely steaming right now.Djokovic and Thiem were closely matched in the opening set, but the defending champion upped his game in the second and third sets and ran out a comfortable winner. Djokovic said breaking early in the second set was key to beating Thiem He added: I knew after that the first opening couple games of the second set would be crucial for me to start with a break up, which I did. I felt more comfortable. I started swinging more freely in the second set. I made him play an extra shot. He started making more errors, which I used.I was on top of his second serves, putting a lot of pressure. I thought I played very well in the second set especially, but the third as well.Watch every day of the ATP World Tour Finals, from November 13-20, live on Sky Sports. Full schedule here. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ?￡6.99. No contract.Also See:Tour Finals: Panel predictionsNovak out to silence doubtersMurray: Faster court a benefitShots to watch at the O2Takkarist McKinley Falcons Jersey . Its sharpness matched my mind. This was no night to go to sleep. Steve Bartkowski Jersey . 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Hes been tough to guard.The Jazz jumped to a 10-2 lead in the first quarter and an unhappy Spurs coach Gregg Popovich called a timeout just minutes into the game. The Spurs responded with a 29-7 run and the Jazz never led again.Utah got within seven points in the third quarter, but Leonard responded with five quick points and the Jazz never got within single digits the rest of the game.Leonard continued his MVP-caliber season by shooting 9 for 18 from the field while LaMarcus Aldridge added 19 points and six rebounds.Rodney Hood led the Jazz with 18 points, but they shot just 37.5 percent.Its only two games, Popovich said about facing the Jazz twice. You win some, you lose some. Its not necessarily (that we) discovered the Holy Grail and instituted it tonight and won the game because of it. We played better.TIP-INSSpurs: G Tony Parker missed the game due to right knee soreness. He did not travel with the team. ... Patty Mills started at point guard and scored 16 points to go wwith three rebounds and three assists.dddddddddddd Patty is a great offensive player and he has been playing really well running the offense, Spurs center Pau Gasol said. Tony is a very important player for us, but if he is taking this time off its because he needs it.Jazz: Gordon Hayward went through a pregame workout with the fingers on his left hand taped up. The star forward is out indefinitely with a broken finger on his non-shooting hand. ... F Boris Diaw missed his second consecutive game with a right leg contusion.NO WARMUPSThe Jazz season has started with four playoff teams in their first six games, including the Spurs twice. They hit the road for five straight and seven of nine away from Salt Lake City.The biggest thing for me is, you hope for your team to continue to improve, Snyder said. That is the primary thing. If competition early can accelerate that process, that is a good thing. Theres been times where that competition early can knock you back. So it can go either way.QUOTABLEOur identity as a defensive team has to be something we hold on tighter to, Snyder said. You can call that lack of focus. Its more subtle in some ways. For me its a lot of little things we werent doing. They add up.We have to know if were not focused and were not ready to play defense, we wont. Its not habitual yet. Its not who we are yet and its who we need to become who we are.UP NEXTSpurs: Host the Los Angeles Clippers and point guard Chris Paul, who entered Friday with a league-high 3.25 steals per game, on Saturday.Jazz: Travel to face a New York Knicks team on Sunday, that improved to 2/3 after a win over the Bulls on Friday. ' ' '