Money on the floor: Who is the tennis player who will take the rare opportunity? | Israel today

The world of tennis was noisy, volcanic, analyzed from all directions and agreed unanimously - the disqualification of Novak Djokovic from the US Open was justified • Now it will be interesting to see who will take advantage of the fact that the Serb, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are not in the picture to become Grand Champion The first slam born in the 1990s

• Djokovic and the injured line judge

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The disqualification and dismissal of Novak Djokovic from the U.S. Open following a blow to the neck referee's neck has been the main topic of conversation in the tennis world, not to mention the only one, since they occurred on Sunday night. 

What has not been said since?

Much has been said about the volatile 2020 year of the Serb.

For the success on the field and the 0:26 balance he held until he met the Spanish Pablo Carnio Busta two days ago, and for the actions he took off the field that damaged his public image.

Mention was of course made of his public opposition to the vaccine against Corona, the arrogant organization of the ADRIA TOUR tournament which quickly became the contagion party of the round tennis players, and his political activities as chairman of the Alternative Players Association. 

A lot of criticism has been leveled at the conduct of the world number one for his inability to bear the consequences of the actions he performs, for the swollen ego that does not allow him to admit his own mistakes and more and more. 

Interpretations were also given about the human Djokovic, in his broad and deep sense, but about the action he took and led to his disqualification: consensus.

consensus.

Nola broke the rules, Nola paid.

This is what past players, present players, commentators and journalists unanimously agreed.

There is really no story here, certainly not an American conspiracy against the Serb, but an unfortunate case of misfortune.

10 inches to the right it would have ended in a fine, but tennis, as is well known, is a sport that is decided by inches.

"I was left sad and drained"

Djokovic, who this time the inches were against, is not the first to be removed from a tournament due to an unintentional injury to the referee.

Before him there were two more Grand Slam tournaments and a few more in other tournaments - it happens.

There are emotions, these lead to actions, and actions have consequences.

It took Djokovic some time to accept this equation - at first he escaped in the players' tunnel and did not show up at the press conference - but later posted a proper apology on Instagram: "This situation left me sad and drained. I need to go back to training and turn the event into a lesson And as a human being. " 

So if there is really no story here, just a violation of a dry law like a cracker, and Djokovic has learned the lesson - you can flip it on.

And so on in this case is historic, because it is already clear that the 2020 US Championship will provide a new Grand Slam champion. It is also known that this champion will be the first born in the 90s, unless Felix Uja Eliasim wins and becomes the first champion born in the 2000s . 

What is even clearer is that the semi-final will be the first since the 2004 Roland Garros that does not include Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal.

Although this would take a 100-year-old global epidemic and one of the most disqualified in the history of the game, at least we got an early glimpse into the future.

Tennis without the Big Three - Who would have believed?   

It is said that in every laugh there is truth, and the things that Dennis Shapovalov said answer the cliché.

"It's getting a little boring that these three win every tournament," the 21-year-old Canadian joked after advancing to the quarter-finals for the first time in his life and discovering that Nola was out, and it was clear that behind the big smile (hidden in a mask) lurked. 

The younger guys, as well as the older ones who used to get to the well and stay thirsty, understand that there is a rare opportunity here that everyone wants to jump on.

"We have a great chance," Borna Choric admitted at the end of a victory that sent him to the last eight, "now it will be interesting to see who takes him." 

Obviously whoever it was did not hope to take it that way - with two of the big ones not here and the third banging himself out - but that's what it is.

Even if the first time is not as special as it could have been, it may open the door to many more first times of very many talents.