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meIt was just a moment of indifference, but with it Novak Djokovic unleashed one of the biggest scandals in tennis history. The world’s number one, the tournament’s top favorite, the great industry leader, was disqualified at the US Open after an incredible incident. In his round of 16 against Spaniard Pablo Carreño Busta on Sunday, the Serbian had thrown a ball in anger at the end of the first set and hit a linesman on the neck. This went down immediately. After being treated for a long time and finally able to walk on both his feet with visible breathing problems, the chair umpire and head umpire informed the Serb that he had lost the game with immediate effect.
Djokovic himself seemed completely shocked by the situation. His attempts to negotiate the penalty until the loss of a game, the loss of a set or something else, came to nothing. In the end, Djokovic sadly packed his suitcase and disappeared into the catacombs of Arthur Ashe Stadium. An unworthy departure for a great champion who had won all of his previous 26 matches this year and in the absence of Roger Federer, who had already finished his season with a knee injury, and Rafael Nadal, who had made the trip to New York to cause of coronavirus. Pandemic didn’t even start when it was deemed virtually unbeatable at the Grand Slam event in New York.
The 33-year-old Serbian made it to the round of 16 without problems. But against Spaniard Pablo Carreño Busta Djokovic he found it difficult from the start. When the score was 5: 4, Djokovic missed three set balls and then looked unhappy. Also, the world’s number one fell and then had pain in his arm.
When he then served his serve for 5: 6, Djokovic hit the ball without looking back and hit the linesman, who fell. Djokovic immediately apologized to the woman, but after consulting with the supervisor, the referee was tough and disqualified the world number one.
He left the field without having finished his game: Novak Djokovic
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