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US Open tournament referee German Soeren Friemel told the media on Sunday there was no other option but to disqualify world No. 1 Novak Djokovic. after the Serbian fiercely struck a ball that struck a woman in the throat during his fourth round against Spain’s Pablo Carreño Busta.
After losing his serve to lose 5-6 in the first set of the game, Djokovic hit a ball deep down the court that hit a judge in the throat. As soon as he hit the ball, the Serbian player realized his mistake and ran to the person on the line to apologize to her.
After tournament referee Soeren Friemel and Grand Slam supervisor Andreas Egli came onto the court and argued with the referee and Djokovic, the Serbian was banned from the tournament, wowing tennis fans from all over. the world.
While it was clear that Djokovic had no intention of hitting the linesman, the rules according to the Grand Slams are pretty simple. “Players may not physically abuse a referee, opponent, spectator or any other person on the tournament ground at any time.
The referee, in consultation with the head of the Grand Slam supervisory authorities, may declare a breach for a single violation of this code. ”
The tournament referee on the disqualification of Djokovic
According to the Tennis Majors website, the US Open tournament referee German Soeren Friemel made a statement to the media about the Serbian’s disqualification.
“I saw that the linesman was on the floor with the doctor, the physiotherapist, alongside her, Novak and the chairman. We took care of the linesman and made sure he was okay.
Then the Grand Slam supervisor (Andreas Egli), who was watching the game, to which Ashe was assigned, and the referee, Aurelie Tourte, explained what happened. What they told me was that after losing the point, Novak Djokovic pulled a ball out of his pocket, hit him mercilessly and furiously on the back and hit the referee in the throat.
The linesman was clearly injured and in pain, she fell and we had to take care of her. The facts were discussed or explained by the referee and the Grand Slam supervisor.
In this situation, it is especially important that we are 100 percent sure of what exactly happened, especially since I was in the referee’s office. But the facts were established and then I had to talk to Novak Djokovic, I gave him the opportunity to present his point as well and based on the facts that the ball was hit furiously and recklessly, it went straight to the referee’s throat. Since the linesman was clearly injured and in pain, the decision was made that Novak should be disqualified.
“The US Open referee told the media that Novak Djokovic had admitted during their discussions that he was angry and hit the ball, but had no intention of hitting the referee.
Friemel also said that under the rules there is no video review at the US Open or the other Grand Slams for such cases.
