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Sunday, September 06, 2020
For the clear favorite Novak Djokovic, the US Open ends in the round of 16. The world’s number one hits a linesman with a ball he has angrily hit backwards and is later disqualified. However, this also opens up a great opportunity for various tennis professionals.
Novak Djokovic raised his right arm and rushed over to the linesman he had just hit so badly. The world number one was visibly shocked by his unintentional but highly unsportsmanlike action, which robbed him of his chance to win the title at the US Open. The Serbian was disqualified according to the rules. And the tournament, which is already completely strange, is experiencing a dramatic turning point.
“It’s really unfortunate that he hit the linesman like that. There are rules for that. Supervisors just do their job,” said quarter-finalist Alexander Zverev: “But it’s really bad luck for him. If he hits the ball a few inches elsewhere, everything it would have been nice. ” Djokovic himself did not want to say anything more, he left the system without a word.
What happened? Djokovic, the clear favorite of the tournament, the undefeated dominator of the tour this year, had just received a break to 5-6 in the first set in his round of 16 duel against Spain’s Pablo Carreño Busta when he fatally hit a ball backwards. . Suddenly a linesman, apparently struck in the larynx, sank to the ground and gasped. Later, according to information from Eurosport, the woman should have improved.
Officers have no choice
The first dramatic scenes, which his opponent Carreño Busta also said was “shocked” on his own account, were followed by discussions lasting several minutes. “I accept all the decisions,” Djokovic said, the referees finally had no other choice. According to a statement from the United States Tennis Association (USTA), Djokovic not only misses his title shot, but also all the world ranking points achieved in the tournament and the prize money, plus a possible fine.
The decision hurts not only Djokovic, but also the organizers of the US Open. “You just have to imagine it. He’s the world’s number one, the absolute superstar, Federer and Nadal aren’t there,” Boris Becker told Eurosport. It was the “most difficult, but correct” decision for those responsible. Carreño Busta stressed that he felt good on the field and that he would have preferred to finish the game in a sporting way.
The tournament takes a turn in sporting terms, players like Zverev, who was number five, but also Dominic Thiem (Austria / No. 2) or Daniil Medvedev (Russia (No. 3), the door opens wide for a Possible first Grand Slam victory Zverev declined to comment on his chances: “I’m in the quarter-finals, that’s all I know.” Djokovic’s thoughtless action will resonate for a long time.
