The referee who disqualified Djokovic explains why: “The linesman got hurt” | sneakers

– His point (Djokovic) is that he did not intentionally hit the linesman. He said “yes, I was nervous, I hit the ball, I hit the judge, the facts are clear, but I didn’t mean to. I didn’t do it on purpose, so I shouldn’t be disqualified for that.” We agreed that she did not do it on purpose, but the facts are that she hit the linesman and she was clearly injured. I don’t think we would argue as much if it had been done on purpose, but both factors are taken into account here – Friemel explained.

A similar case occurred almost two weeks ago during the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati, also played in the same complex as the US Open. Slovenian Aljaz Bedene threw a ball back and ended up hitting the cameraman, who was behind the court. However, in this case, the cameraman He explained to the supervisor that he had not been injured and that it was a completely accidental movement. Thus, the decision with Bedene was by a “warning” within the game.