US Open scandal: Djokovic bolts linesman ball to the neck - Becker speaks of "the most difficult decision"

At the US Open in New York, professional tennis player Novak Djokovic is disqualified after an unsportsmanlike action.

An outburst of anger is fatal for the top favorite.

• At the US Open * 2020 Novak Djokovic fails in the round of 16.

• The Serb himself is responsible for his end in New York.

• An emotional outburst of the world number one causes his disqualification.

Update September 7, 9:40 a.m.:

former trainer

commented on his former protégé's freaking out.

“That is of course incredibly bitter.

He was disqualified for a big mistake, ”said the TV expert at

.

The decision hurts not only Djokovic, but also the organizers of the US Open.

“You just have to imagine it.

He is number one in the world, the absolute superstar, Federer and Nadal are not there, ”said Becker.

It was the "hardest but right" decision for those responsible.

Boris Becker was Djokovic's coach from 2014 to 2016 and led the Serbs to six Grand Slam titles.

During the night, he sent encouraging words to the 33-year-old on his Instagram account.

“Brother, you made a mistake today and you paid the greatest price for it.

Nobody is perfect and sometimes we forget that. Take your time and learn from your toughest lesson today. "

Check out this post on Instagram

Brother, u made a mistake today and paid the most expensive price for a tennis player, u were defaulted rightfully from your match!

U apologized publicly to the lines woman (thankfully she is ok) and the USOPEN (who managed the situation correctly), to your fellow players and subsequently to everyone that loves 🎾!

Nobody is perfect and sometimes we all forget that (even yourself)!

Take your time and learn from your most difficult lesson today ... tennis will continue in NYC, excited about the 2nd week and celebrate a new champion September 13th!

#lifegoeson #idemo

A post shared by Boris Becker (@borisbeckerofficial) on Sep 6, 2020 at 6:24 am PDT

Update September 7th, 6:04 a.m.:

The world number one

showed contrite

after his

at the

of tennis professionals in the social networks and apologized for the incident.

"This whole situation leaves me really sad and empty," said an

entry by the 33-year-old Serb

published on Monday night

.

He wanted to take his misconduct on the pitch and the subsequent disqualification as a “lesson”.

“I am extremely sorry that I caused her such stress.

So unintentional.

So wrong, ”said Djokovic's statement.

He asked the tournament organizers that the

felt okay.

The

top favorite did not appear at

the usual

after leaving.

Check out this post on Instagram

This whole situation has left me really sad and empty.

I checked on the lines person and the tournament told me that thank God she is feeling ok.

I'm extremely sorry to have caused her such stress.

So unintended.

So wrong.

I'm not disclosing her name to respect her privacy.

As for the disqualification, I need to go back within and work on my disappointment and turn this all into a lesson for my growth and evolution as a player and human being.

I apologize to the @usopen tournament and everyone associated for my behavior.

I'm very grateful to my team and family for being my rock support, and my fans for always being there with me.

Thank you and I'm so sorry.

Cela ova situacija me čini zaista tužnim i praznim.

Proverio sam kako se oseća linijski sudija, i prema informacijama koje sam dobio, oseća se dobro, hvala Bogu.

Njeno ime ne mogu da otkrijem zbog očuvanja njene privatnosti.

Jako mi je žao što sam joj naneo takav stres.

Nije bilo namerno.

Bilo je pogrešno.

Želim da ovo neprijatno iskustvo, diskvalifikaciju sa turnira, pretvorim u važnu životnu lekciju, kako bih nastavio da rastem i razvijam se kao čovek, ali i teniser.

Izvinjavam se organizatorima US Opena.

Veoma sam zahvalan svom timu i porodici što mi pružaju snažnu podršku, kao i mojim navijačima jer su uvek uz mene.

Hvala vam i žao mi je.

Bio je ovo težak dan za sve.

A post shared by Novak Djokovic (@djokernole) on Sep 6, 2020 at 3:58 am PDT

US Open: Out of scandal for Djokovic!

Tennis superstar disqualified after outburst of anger - brutal video shows scene

First report from September 6th:

New York - What a

about

!

The Serbian world number one flew out of the tournament at the

in

after a mega-scandal, while Alexander Zverev was able to confidently win the quarter-finals.

In his

against the Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta, the top favorite for winning the Grand Slam tournament in Flushing Meadows was

.

The reason: When the score was 5: 6, Djokovic, who previously could not use a 5: 4 lead and three set balls, shot a ball over the pitch in anger.

He hit a linesman on the head.

Djokovic disqualified after outburst of anger - video shows bitter scene

The woman sank to the ground immediately afterwards.

The outside microphones made it clear that she groaned in pain.

The linesman had obviously breathing problems caused by Djokovic's hit.

Novak Djokovic (-125), the # 1 seed in the tournament just got defaulted from the US Open after hitting the line judge in the neck pic.twitter.com/dvJQgLPFfA

- Barstool Bets (@barstoolbets) September 6, 2020

US Open: Novak Djokovic disqualified after scandal - Serb shoots line judge

Djokovic himself reacted with a

the moment the ball hit the woman

and went to her.

The tennis professional immediately apologized for his mishap and looked shocked by his own behavior.

Lively discussions between Djokovic and the tournament officials followed for several minutes.

But the latter cracked down hard and disqualified the Serb, for whom the tournament ended prematurely.

With the injured Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who did not run because of the high Corona numbers * in the USA, the two biggest competitors * for the title in New York were not there.

The way to the US Open victory * seemed free for Djokovic.

But with his thoughtless action, the Serbian tennis star has robbed himself of the chance of his 18th Grand Slam victory.

.

In 2020 Djokovic had won all of his 26 games so far.

In game 27 he tripped himself.

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