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He is the number one tennis player in the world, he had a great rhythm. He didn’t miss a single match in 2020. So he stayed ahead in the race to win the US Open title. But the exit of the first selected Novak Djokovic from the event was a surprise. The Serbian star has been disqualified after accidentally hitting a jazz line with the ball in the fourth round match.
Djokovic played against Spain’s Pablo Carre ো o Busta at Flushing Meadows on Sunday night. But he was quite disappointed as he was losing 6-5 in the first set. Unable to control his emotions, he pulled a ball out of his pocket and hit the back of the court with a racket. Unexpectedly, he went to the neck of a female jazz line. He sat on the floor in pain.
Djokovic, who has won 16 Grand Slams, immediately apologized and was quick to support the painful match referee. After a while, the woman from the jazz line got up and sat down. But by then, the fate of Djokovic, 33, was decided.
Competition referee Soren Freimel then arrived at Arthur Ash Stadium. He first had a long talk with match referee Aurelie Touret and then with Djokovic. At the end of the discussion, the three-time US Open winner was declared disqualified by the event officials.
The Grand Slam rules state, “No player shall at any time physically injure any official, opponent, spectator or any other person within the limits of the competition.”
A statement from the US Tennis Association said: “Since being disqualified, Djokovic will lose all the qualification points he has earned at this year’s US Open and will be fined the prize money that has won the competition so far. ” In addition, you will have to pay other fines imposed for the incident.
On social media Instagram, Djokovic wrote in an apology: “I feel really sorry and helpless for this whole incident. I got in touch with Line Jazz and thanked the creator because the organizers told me it felt pretty good. I’m so sorry to hurt you. It wasn’t intentional, but it was wrong. ”
