Novak Djokovic's USOpen has ended in disgrace after hitting a lineswoman in the throat.
The frustrated world No. 1 went 5-6 down in the first set to Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta when he hit a ball in the direction of the female official.Djokovic held up his hand in apology, then walked over to check she was OK and after a few minutes she got up and walked off the court.
“In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of the tournament, or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this Section shall also constitute the Major Offence of ‘Aggravated Behaviour’ and shall be subject to the additional penalties hereinafter set forth. “In this case, there was no intent, but there was harm, and the officials had no choice but to do what they did,” he said.Source:Getty ImagesBBC tennis commentator Gigi Salmon said: “He wasn’t looking, he didn’t hit it very hard, but it hit the line judge in the throat.
“There is a rule in place for it. I think the supervisors and all of them are just doing their job. Very unlucky for Novak. “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,” the statement read.
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