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He overflowed for Novak Djokovic in the meeting with Pablo Carreño Busta.
The article is updated
Big favorite at the US Open Novak Djokovic is disqualified and expelled from the US Open after, irritated, he hit a ball that hit a linesman in the neck.
The situation arose after Spaniard Pablo Carreño Busta broke the Serbian at the end of the first set and took a 6-5 lead against the world number one.
Earlier in the set, Djokovic had counted after falling, landing improperly and apparently injuring his shoulder. Also early in the game, he threw a ball in anger out of bounds.
Eurosport commentator Christer Francke has no doubt that it was okay to dishonor the Serb, even if it was an accident.
– They are coincidences. He is 0-40 and almost a break in the previous game. By then he had probably already served the home team. Instead, he loses his own service game and angrily hits a ball against the side wall, then throws a ball back onto the court on the way to the change of ends there. It is a clean disk immediately. There is no discussion, even if you declare your innocence, Francke tells Nettavisen.
The sporting director of the tennis association Ø vivos Sørvald was sitting in the Eurosport studio and could hardly believe his eyes.
– It’s almost unbelievable that it happens. In Cincinnati, there was an argument when a cameraman got hit right in the leg, so this happens here, where the world of the world without thinking hits a ball out of control and hits. The rule book is there for the judge and he has no choice. The rules also apply to him. It’s very sad, Sørvald said.
HIT IN THE NECK: The linesman had trouble breathing after being hit in the throat.
Photo: Seth Wenig (AP)
Novak Djokovic had a fantastic opportunity to put Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal up another goal in the first half, but his header was blocked by the keeper.
Federer will undergo double knee surgery, while Nadal was out for health reasons and is saving energy for the US Open later this month.
Djokovic was also the big favorite to win the tournament. The Serbian stood with 17 Grand Slam titles. Federer is 20, while Nadal is 19.
Casper Ruud was eliminated from the US Open in the third round against Italian Matteo Berrettini on Saturday.
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