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Perhaps the coronavirus has something positive. The tennis calendar is currently very busy due to the many postponements and cancellations in spring and summer. One tournament follows another.
Besides the physical tension, Novak Djokovic will surely release it in some mental way. This is how the Serbian world number one can forget the scandalous incident at the US Open when he hit a ball away from anger on a missed break, so that a linesman struck his neck and was later disqualified.
Scandal at the US Open: Here Djokovic hits the linesman square in the neck!(01:14)
Because this week Djokovic returns to the track, who at the Rome Masters leads the field with Rafael Nadal (ATP 2). As part of the arena tournament in the Italian capital, the 33-year-old is, of course, also approached about the events at Flushing Meadows.
“It was difficult to accept”
Djokovic speaks publicly about the incident for the first time. Immediately afterward, he apologized on Instagram on September 7. In Rome, the Serbian says: “When you hit the ball like that and hit someone, the rules are clear. I accept it. “
And Djokovic continues: “Of course it was a shock to finish the US Open like this. It was hard to accept, especially since I felt good and ready. It was totally unexpected and unintentional. “
“Making the most of it”
Djokovic was there for days he Topic in the world tennis press. The sporting US Open was only held on the sidelines. The world number 1 is happier that the Rome tournament is already underway: “The sooner I can leave my memory behind, the better. I’m trying to make the most of the incident. Hopefully he comes out smarter and more experienced. “
Now you have the opportunity to do so. Rewrite sports headlines in Rome. He’s been waiting for a title there for five years … (I read)
