Djokovic had to play on consecutive days this week, the only men’s competitor to have to do so, after having his match cancelled on Monday night.
Rafael Nadal’s epic clash with Gilles Muller meant the referees chose not to begin Djokovic’s match with Adrian Mannarino until Tuesday.
The No.2 seed believes it should have been played under the lights on Centre Court instead and Federer agrees.
The seven-time Wimbledon champion, who reached his 11th final with victory over Tomas Berdych, said: "I didn't quite understand why Novak didn't play that day, to be quite honest.
"But then they have their arguments. Security and safety is a huge thing these day, as we know. If that's what it is, you have to accept it and move on with it.
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"Of course you always prefer to play on Centre Court over Court 1, or Court 1 over Court 2 and so forth. There's a lot of players, demands from spectators, TV, sponsors. We have no clue what is going on beyond those doors. That's why it is what it is."
Djokovic's SW19 campaign was ended on Wednesday after pulling out of his quarter-final clash with Berdych with an elbow injury.
The Serb said earlier this week: “I just think it was a wrong decision not to play us, because we could have played.
“I think the last match on Centre Court was done before 7pm. Having in mind that Centre Court has the roof and lights, we could have played until 11pm.
“I was not happy not to play last night. I wanted to play. I thought we could have played. We were kept for two and a half hours in the dark, in a way, without knowing what we are going to do.
"So you were on your toes warming up, cooling down. The referee’s office was completely indecisive. It was frustrating, I must admit.”
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