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Denis Shapovalov almost knocked the referee out of the chair. Nick Kyrgios threw a chair onto the court and Serena Williams threatened a linesman with the ball down her throat. But only six tennis players were disqualified from Grand Slam tournaments for misconduct on the court.
Novak Djokovic shocks the tennis world: in the round of 16 at the US Open, the world number one caused a scandal. In his match against Spain’s Pablo Carreño Busta, the tournament favorite broke to make it 5-6 in the first set when he hit a ball backwards. The linesman suddenly sank to the ground and gasped for air, Djokovic probably hit his larynx. According to the rules, the Serb was disqualified. But the 33-year-old is not the first to be disqualified from a Grand Slam tournament.
Djokovic not only misses his title shot, but also all the world ranking points achieved in the tournament, as well as the prize money, plus a possible fine.
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Disqualifications in Grand Slam tournaments
Stefan Koubek – French Open 2. Runde 2000: In Paris, he dropped his racket and accidentally hit a ball boy. Ten years later, the Austrian strangled his opponent Daniel Köllerer in a match after a series of mutual ‘insults’.
Carsten Arriens – First round of the 1995 French Open: A total of four disqualifications – a record. Against Brett Stevens, he first throws his bat into the net and then throws it into his chair and hits a linesman on the ankle.
Jeff Tarango – Wimbledon 3rd Round 1995: First he yells at the audience, then referee Rebeuh gets it right: ‘You’re the most corrupt guy in tennis.’ Rebeuh subtracts a point for the second time, Tarango grabs his bag and leaves.
Tim Henman – 1995 Wimbledon First Round: Henman passes with a net roller and furiously hits a ball. Meet a dancer on the ear from a very close distance. The crowd is not booing Henman, but the referee.
John McEnroe – 1990 Australian Open Round of 16: He takes three balls and juggles them with a menacing look right in the face of a linesman. He cuts off his racket, insults the referee and the tournament director.
Kyrgios reacts to Djokovic’s disqualification: “For how many years would I have been sanctioned? 5? 10? twenty? “
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