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Source, EPA
Novak Djokovic, the world’s number one tennis player, was disqualified from the United States Open Tennis Tournament when the ball hit the referee’s line out of his pocket.
The incident occurred while the first set of the fourth round of the tournament was being played. Djokovic led the set 6-5 against his Spanish rival Pablo Carreño Busta.
Djokovic got angry during the match and threw the ball that he took out of his pocket hitting him with his racket backwards. The ball hits the linesman’s windpipe. The referee, out of breath, got to his feet after staying on the ground for a while.
After a long evaluation, the referees decided to disqualify Djokovic.
The US Tennis Federation said in a statement on the matter: “In accordance with the Grand Slam rules, the referees of the US Open Tennis Tournament decided to disqualify Novak Djokovic from the 2020 championship after hitting the ball in a dangerous and careless manner on the court or hitting the ball indiscriminately without thinking about the consequences. ” said.
In the statement, it was indicated that all the points that Djokovic accumulated in this year’s tournament will be eliminated and the prize money he deserves from the tournament so far will be penalized.
The 33-year-old Serbian tennis player aimed to bridge the gap with rivals Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on his way to becoming the most trophy-winning male tennis player of all time by winning his 18th career Grand Slam title.
