Laura Clark, an anonymous American lineswoman, is public enemy number one in Serbia after accidentally being hit in the throat by a stray ball from Novak Djokovic.
The Kentucky-based official previously spoke about the pressures of her role in an interview with Owensboro Living in 2014.
“There was no question she was in a lot of pain. You could hear her voice coming through the audio,” added Darren Cahill. The United States Tennis Association said Djokovic had been defaulted under the Grand Slam rules for “intentionally hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly within the court or hitting a ball with negligent disregard of the consequences.”Tournament referee Soeren Friemel said Djokovic told him he should not be defaulted because it was unintentional.
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