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US Open: tennis world in shock after Djokovic's disqualification

2020-09-07T06:33:24.905Z


The first reactions did not take long after the disqualification of the Serbian. Unsurprisingly, the hot Nick Kyrgios, who doesn't carry the world number one in his heart, was one of the first to draw on a twitter with a scathing message. "Put me in the Djoker's shoes in this incident: after accidentally hitting a bullet-catcher in the throat, how many years would I have been excluded?" Wrote the Australian, who preferred to ignore at this US Open and who is not the last to lo


Unsurprisingly, the hot Nick Kyrgios, who doesn't carry the world number one in his heart, was one of the first to draw on a twitter with a scathing message.

"Put me in the Djoker's shoes in this incident: after accidentally hitting a bullet-catcher in the throat, how many years would I have been excluded?" Wrote the Australian, who preferred to ignore at this US Open and who is not the last to lose his temper on the courts.

Swap me for jokers incident.

'Accidentally hitting the ball kid in the throat' how many years would I be banned for?

- Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) September 6, 2020

For former world number one John McEnroe, consultant for ESPN, it was the pressure that made the Serbian lose his nerves.

It must be said that in the absence of his historic rivals, Nadal and Federer, and in view of his form and his confidence, an 18th Grand Slam title extended its arms to the “Djoker”.

“I think he was under pressure,” said the four-time tournament winner, himself expelled from the 1990 Australian Open for insulting the supervisor.

Now whether he likes it or not, he's going to be the bad guy for the rest of his career. "

For the first time since the 2016 US Open won by Stan Wawrinka, a Grand Slam winner will not belong to the Big Three (Djokovic, Nadal, Federer).

"That's not how you want to win a Grand Slam, but it's very exciting to know that a new player will win," admitted the Canadian Denis Shapovalov, who will therefore not face Serbian scarecrow in quarterfinal.

Former American tennis star Billie Jean King was blunt: “The rule is the rule.

It's a shame for everyone involved, but in this situation, exclusion was the right decision ”.

“It’s the right decision!” Said former American player Tracy Austin on Twitter.

The supervisor "had no choice," said four-time US Open champion Martina Navratilova.

"It wasn't intentional, he didn't want to touch her, let alone hurt her, but the rule is the rule."

Boris Becker

Consultant for

Eurosport

, former German champion Boris Becker, who coached Djokovic for several seasons, did not hide his amazement: “This is probably the worst moment of his entire professional career.

To leave the court like this is terrible.

He was in the form of his life, unbeaten this year, on track to clinch his 18th Grand Slam tournament.

And it's all shattered, he's going home now.

It's a dark moment (…) It wasn't intentional, he didn't want to touch her, let alone hurt her, but the rules are the rules.

When the referee arrived, we quickly felt that he had no choice but to disqualify him.

The biggest star of the US Open has left the tournament, it's a difficult decision, but it was the only one possible ”.

Also on

Eurosport

, the former Belgian world number one Justine Henin, consultant for the channel, also finds the disqualification of Djokovic logical: “There was no other decision possible.

There is not even a discussion on this topic.

It's unfortunate for Novak, it's unfortunate in a way but he had to be disqualified.

But it's a shock in the world of tennis, undoubtedly. "

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“It's a difficult time for him.

Novak is a great player, a good person.

He didn't want to do this.

This is bad luck.

I'm sorry for that. ”

Pablo Carreno Busta

As for Djokovic's opponent, Pablo Carreno Busta, he was still in shock at a press conference.

“I didn't see the moment he hit the ball.

I was watching my coach, I was celebrating the break and when I turned around the linesman was lying on the ground.

I'm not used to this stuff and was a little shocked.

I never expected to experience a moment like this when facing Novak.

I was really in my game.

It was a difficult time for me too. ”.

The Spaniard also wanted to defend the world number one.

“You know, I don't think a single player on the tour can have this kind of gesture on purpose.

It's not really luck.

Of course, you can't have this gesture, but Novak, obviously never wanted to touch the linesman (…) It's a difficult moment for him.

Novak is a great player, a good person.

He didn't want to do this.

This is bad luck.

I'm sorry for that. ”

The French Kristina Mladenovic, excluded from the doubles tournament for having been part of the contacts of Benoît Paire tested positive, was quick to react on twitter to the disqualification of the world number 1, by posting a tweet, explaining that she would like to tell this Us open experience from the inside.

A US Open decidedly like no other ...

It's been over a week, every day, that I say the same thing!


I want to tell you about my US Open @NetflixFR ‍♀️ - once back - https://t.co/rcJZscq2xs

- Kristina Mladenovic (@KikiMladenovic) September 6, 2020

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