The sixth of the fourth round of the US Open men’s singles, the top 4 tennis tournaments, World No. 1 Novak Jokovic (Servia) was disqualified during the match. Jokovic lost his service game from the first 5-row set against Karenobsta (Spain) in 27th place. At that point, without turning around, Jokovic hit the ball with a racket on the side of the back fence. The ball hits the throat of the linesman directly. The linesman sat down. As a result of discussions between the tournament referee and the head referee, Jokovic was disqualified from this act. In other words, a red card, get out.

There is a collection of rules called the “Grand Slam Rule Book”. In it, the “CODE OF CONDUCT” describes the rules that athletes must follow, from the tournament entry deadline, the number of advertisements attached to clothing and footwear, to behavior on the court. ..

This time, Jokovic’s disqualification was applied to “Unsportsmanlike conduct” in “Article 3 Player infringements on the spot”. ..

Violations are usually more serious in three stages. A “warning” is given for an infraction, points are lost the second time and the game is lost the third time. From the fourth time on, you can lose the game or be disqualified. Dokovic was still the first offense in this match. This is usually a “warning”.

However, “T. Disqualification (default)” states that “disqualification can be notified either by accumulating violations or a violation after consultation between the tournament referee and the referee.” In other words, if the infringement is considered malicious, there will be a way out. And the notification of disqualification is the final decision and the athlete cannot protest.[Tadahiro Yoshimatsu]