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 from September 8, 10:41 a.m
.: Novak Djokovic shot down a line judge.
After the video went viral, a Twitter user released a clip that made tennis fans laugh.
Fortunately, not so much happened to the line judge, so this video is definitely fun.
It shows an excerpt from the US show American Gladiators and the author has appropriately subtitled it.
The tweet got nearly 15,000 "likes" and was shared 2,500 on other timelines.
How lineswomen training for Djokovic next match pic.twitter.com/QgXcb5ZVdb
- Josiah Johnson (@ KingJosiah54) September 7, 2020
US Open: Djokovic shoots line judge - the video
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
Update September 7, 9:40 a.m.:
Novak Djokovic's
former trainer
Boris Becker
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
Eurosport
.
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
Novak Djokovic
showed contrite
after his
disqualification
at the
US Open
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
linesman
felt okay.
The
top favorite did not appear at
the usual
press conference
after leaving.
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
scandal
about
tennis superstar Novak Djokovic
!
The Serbian world number one flew out of the tournament at the
US Open
in
New York
after a mega-scandal, while Alexander Zverev was able to confidently win the quarter-finals.
In his
round of 16 match
against the Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta, the top favorite for winning the Grand Slam tournament in Flushing Meadows was
disqualified
.
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.
US Open: Novak Djokovic disqualified after scandal - Serb shoots line judge
Djokovic himself reacted with a
shocked expression
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 addition, an unprecedented winning streak for the "Djoker" ended
.
In 2020 Djokovic had won all of his 26 games so far.
In game 27 he tripped himself.
(kh)
Video: The crazy world of tennis star Novak Djokovic