Djokovic disqualified at the US Open: hits a linesman with a ball

Anger for a losing game, certainly not the will to hurt. But the consequence of the implacable rule of ball abuse: disqualification. And so the most absurd of field accidents, but less infrequent than you think: in Australia, in January 2017, Maria Vittoria Viviani, who accidentally hit a ball boy in the chest, turned out to be in the chest. the US Open costs, seasonal undefeated and the chance to win the 18th Slam title in his career as world number one.

Round of 16 Djokovic-Carreo Busta, center court at Flushing Meadows. At the break of 6-5 for the Spanish, who advances towards the change of field, the Serbian throws the ball in anger, hitting the judge placed on the right lateral line in the throat. The lady falls to the ground with a crash, in the huge empty stadium (in New York it is played behind closed doors with anti-Covid rules that are raising endless controversies) you can clearly hear his moan. Djokovic immediately realizes the seriousness of the event and runs to help her.. The judge gets up and leaves the field while the chair umpire talks to the tournament supervisor for long minutes. The sensational and final verdict: disqualification Mister Djokovic.

Started off the best way it couldn’t (Australian Open and Dubai wins), 2020 is turning into the world’s number one black year: the collapse of the Adria Tour, which ignited a coronavirus outbreak in the Balkans, the yours. virus positive, disqualification in New York, like neither John McEnroe. Simply throwing the ball is not allowed – the opinion of Mats Wilander, commentator of Eurosport -. The law applies to everyone, even someone named Novak Djokovic.