Breaking: Top seed Djokovic out of US Open after hitting official with ball | SMHsport
now guaranteed to have a first-time grand slam winner.
"There is a rule in place for it. I think the supervisors are just doing their job but very unlucky for Novak, I think he's going to be a little bit upset about it. If you would have hit it anywhere else, if it would have landed anywhere else - we were talking about a few inches - he would have been fine so very unlucky."
Davidovich Fokina grabbed a 2-0 lead in the second set but the advantage was shortlived as Zverev broke back before racing away with the set. He sealed it with an ace.The Spaniard barely had a chance to make an impact on the world number seven's serve, the fastest clocking at 223 km/h, just shy of his personal record of 228.5 km/h.
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