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Novak Djokovic has been disqualified from the US Open, but this is not the only punishment the American tournament has inflicted on the world number one. The expert tennis player has lost control of the game and his gesture of “anger” will cost him dearly, a situation that he will surely not forget easily and will remember for the rest of his career.
Disqualification in a Grand Slam tournament is something that marks you and that is remembered, and much less if we talk about the number one tennis player in the world and the ruler of this “absurd” 2020. Before the stop Novak Djokovic was in great shape and when returned to competitions was not. Almost nothing has changed with the dominant Serb in Cincinnati and in this flash of the tournament.
This “unexpected” changes all predictions and leads Austrian Dominic Thiem (and a finalist in some of the last Slam tournaments) to be the main favorite to win the US Open final. The Serbian, obviously taking the months off due to the health emergency, was undefeated and had already won tournaments such as the ATP Cup, the Cincinnati Masters 1000 (the most recent) and especially the Australian Open, the first Slam of the year.
Now engaged here in America, Novak Djokovic aimed to shorten Roger Federer’s Slam record, stopped at 20 and was unable to play due to injury, but will instead remain stationary at 17, also behind the 19 Slams of the current world number 2 Rafael Nadal.
For him now there will be a tough return to clay where he will try to chase this record at Roland Garros, but will have to face “host” Rafael Nadal.
All sanctions imposed on Novak Djokovic
Not only disqualification for Novak Djokovic, for whom, the organization of the US Open has issued a brief statement explaining his situation and anticipating all penalties.
Here’s the message: “According to Grand Slams rules, given his unintentional action of hitting the ball dangerously towards a touch judge, Novak Djokovic is disqualified from the US Open.
In addition to this, the Serbian will lose the ATP points earned in this tournament and will be deprived of all the prize pool of the tournament. Here’s the tweet:
USTA Statement on Novak Djokovic’s Non-Compliance: pic.twitter.com/dqlt0mokg9 – US Tennis Open (@Usopen) September 6, 2020
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