BREAKING NEWS Novak Djokovic KICKED OUT of the US Open.
A USTA statement said: "In accordance with the Grand Slam rulebook, following his actions of intentionally hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly within the court or hitting a ball with negligent disregard of the consequences, the US Open tournament referee defaulted Novak Djokovic from the 2020 US Open.
Djokovic had earned $343,000 for reaching the fourth round; a pittance to a player who has earned $196 million on court during his career, the most prize money in tennis history.One fellow player offered sympathy for Djokovic just after the incident. "If it [the ball] would have landed anywhere else - we're talking a few inches - he would have been fine."The field of the Grand Slam has been decimated due to COVID-19 and fellow icons Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are not playing.
, which featured packed crowds and no social distancing. Djokovic and several other players caught COVID-19.
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