Posted on 09/06/2020 2:51:29 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Novak Djokovic was defaulted in the fourth round of the 2020 US Open on Sunday after hitting a ball in frustration that struck a line judge on the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium. That line judge was hit in the throat and had to be helped off the court after appearing to have trouble breathing.
Djokovic, a 17-time Grand Slam champion, was disqualified from the tournament. Here are some looks at the incident:
The US Open released this statement shortly after Djokovic was defaulted:
In accordance with the Grand Slam rulebook, following his actions of intentionally hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly within the court, or hitting a ball with negligent disregard of the consequences, the US Open referee defaulted Novak Djokovic from the 2020 US Open. Because he was defaulted, Djokovic will lose all ranking points earned at the US Open and will be fined prize money won at the tournament in addition to any or all fines levied with respect to the offending incident.
The default came after several minutes where Djokovic pleaded his case to tournament officials that he did not intend to hit the line judge. It was the second time he hit a ball in frustration after a point in the first set of his match against Pablo Carreño Busta, and this one came after Busta broke his serve at 5-5. Carreño Busta now moves on to the quarterfinals.
After the match, Carreño Busta told reporters he was stunned by what he saw. "I was in shock, I never expected this moment playing against Novak, he said. "When they [were] talking [at] the net, I just tried to be focused in case we had to continue playing ... I needed to be ready in case we had to continue."
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“Don’t touch me!!” she hissed.
“My Lawyer is watching at home, and she saw the whole thing!”
Good thing this wasn’t hockey.
I will take that challenge.
Dusty Rhodes The American Dream!
Honestly we owe the Serbs and yet Clinton and Bush betrayed them
BLM approved?
Disqualified for THAT?
Goodness.
Novak never wore a mask. 15 yard penalty?
Bitch set him up.
Serbia, a Balkan state. I have noticed in movies starting about in the 1990s, when a foreign villain was needed, Russians, Germans or Serbs seemed to be politically correct choices.
Do you mean Serena wouldn’t have been disqualified for this?
Maybe you’re right that it may be a misfortunate miscarriage of justice, but, seems to me that one consistently ranked as No. 1 or 2 in the world’s ball, even underhanded, usually goes where intended.
Overreaction much? It’s just a freakin’ game!
She shouldn’t be looking at her phone while standing on the court.
“Wow. CBS reported that without blaming President Trump? Amazing.”
Patience. We have a full week ahead of us.
Ask Serena
Derek Jeter
Joker wanted to have the respect Federer and Nadal have but his antics like today will keep him from being in the same class as those two. He’s always been a jerk...all smiles if winning but whiny and a baby when not doing well. He even whines when crowd behind whoever he is playing. He didn’t make a public apology just on Twitter on way to the airport! Classy!
The most amazing thing about this article is that somewhere there are still standards of behavior that will be punished if not met.
“I can’t breathe.”
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