Sensations at the US Open. Djokovic was disqualified, after the exchange the referee hit the neck

The woman collapsed to the ground, moaning in pain. Djokovic immediately went to apologize to her, and the umpire referee and the doctor came to her aid. The referee left the court after a while. Nevertheless, after a several-minute debate with the tournament supervisor and the umpire referee, the tennis player was disqualified.

Situation in which Djokovic hit a line judge:

“The right decision,” commented the verdict of former British tennis player Tim Henman, who met the same fate for a similar offense at Wimbledon in 1995.

The American Tennis Association later announced that Djokovic would not score any points in the tournament and would lose a $ 250,000 prize for participating in the round of 16.

The Serbian tennis player has not found a winner this year, he has 26 victories. At the US Open, which he won in 2011, 2015 and 2018, he sought the eighteenth grand slam title.

He was considered a clear favorite also because his great rivals Swiss Roger Federer and Spaniard Rafael Nadal are missing in Flushing Meadows. Djokovic had long considered participating in New York due to restrictions on combating the spread of coronavirus, but eventually decided to play. He lost only a hundred in the first three rounds.

His end in the competition means that tennis players will recognize a brand new grand slam winner. None of the remaining players in the spider have yet won the Big Four tournament.

“Now it’s starting to get really interesting,” said German Alexander Zverev. Shortly before Djokovic’s match, the fifth seeded player eliminated the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich 6: 2, 6: 2, 6: 1 in the round of 16. He was slightly stunned by the exclusion of the Serbian star. “It was very unfortunate. He hit the line judge, especially where he hit it. I don’t know what to say. I’m a little shocked,” Zverev said.

Djokovic’s rival Carreno was obviously taken aback in the first moments on the court. “It was a bit of a shock,” he said later in a video conference. “But the rules are the rules. The referee and the supervisor acted correctly, even if it was not easy,” he said.

After an unexpected progress, Carreño, the 20th seed, has a chance to repeat the 2017 semifinal participation in the US Open, which is his best grand slam result. His next opponent will be either Belgian David Goffin or Canadian Denis Shapovalov.

The grand slam tournament was disqualified in men’s singles after 20 years. The Austrian Stefan Koubek landed on Roland Garros 2000 in the same way, throwing a racket in a rage and hitting the ball collectors. In the past, Jeff Tarango (Wimbledon 1995), Carsten Arriens (French Open 1995) and John McEnroe (Australian Open 1900) were also eliminated in the open era for grand slams.

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