“It’s very unfortunate for everyone,” the Canadian said of the Djokovic incident. “I’ve been in that situation, so I know exactly how Novak feels. Of course, I had no intention of going after the linesman. Fortunately, she is fine. It could have ended very, very badly. Hopefully, Novak may shake turn it off and move on. You need to grow and learn from this. ”
OVER & OUT
Soeren Friemel, US Open tournament referee, on breaching Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic’s appeal
“His point was that he didn’t hit the linesman intentionally. He said yes, he was angry, I hit the ball, hit the linesman, the facts are very clear, but it wasn’t my intention, I didn’t.” No I do it on purpose so it shouldn’t be breached for that. We all agreed that he didn’t do it on purpose, but the facts remain that he hit the linesman and the linesman was clearly injured. ”
Action and result
“There are two factors, action and result. While there was no intention, the result of hitting the linesman and clearly getting hurt is the essential factor in the decision-making process.”
A judgment call
“In any violation of the code, there is a part of discretion. In this case, I don’t think there is any possibility of making a decision other than not to comply with Novak. The facts were so clear, so obvious, that the line referee was clearly hurt. Novak was angry, he hit the ball recklessly. Taking everything into consideration, there was no discretion involved. ”
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John mcenroe – January 1990
McEnroe received three separate code violations in the fourth round of the Australian Open, knocking him out of his match against Sweden’s Mikael Pernfors.
Tim Henman – June 1995
Henman and his doubles partner Jeremy Bates became the first players in the Open Era to be sent off from Wimbledon after Henman accidentally shot a ball at the head of a ball.
Stefan Koubek – June 2000
Koubek threw his racket and hit a ball boy during his second round match at the 2000 French Open. The Austrian had already received three cautions during his match against Attila Savolt.
David nalbandian – June 2012
Nalbandian’s lack cost him the title at Queen’s Club, in the 2012 final against Marin Cilic. He kicked a billboard, hitting a linesman in the right leg.
Denis Shapovalov – February 2017
Shapovalov broke a ball in annoyance that hit French referee Arnaud Gabas in the eye, during Canada’s fifth decisive match against Great Britain in 2017.
Nick Kyrgios – May 2019
The Australian reacted badly to receiving a game penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct during a second-round clash against Casper Ruud at the Italian Open.
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