Djokovic disqualified from the US Open for hitting a lines woman in the throat.
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Genie Of the Bank
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In all honesty, Novak deserved to be disqualified. The main question now will he ever again play US Open? He is not Serena Williams and his "sins" will never be forgotten.
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conjoshruk
Semi-Pro
Omg. I just woke up to this. I have to no words.........
Can't even start thinking about the implications for the slam race. This lost slam could have major ramifications when everything is said and done.
Can't even start thinking about the implications for the slam race. This lost slam could have major ramifications when everything is said and done.
In one of his early matches he hit a shot out and when it was returned he hit a line drive off of the back fence. Even my 10 year old commented on his sportsmanship. Novak is his favorite player too. Sucks he was DQ'd, but I would agree it was only a matter of time his temper caught up to him
Well, he didn't touch her, the ball did. What's the wording on the rule again .....
Genie Of the Bank
Hall of Fame
delete
Mike Sams
G.O.A.T.
Djokovic is always irritated when he plays pushers. Those are the types that bring out the worst in him.rejoice beatlesfan. i know blah blah hate to see him lose like this etc etc. but come on. fed should send a thank you note to PCB for getting djokovic irritated.
Djokovic_is_the_best#1
Bionic Poster
True I guess. I’m disappointed but can’t argue the decision. That’s the rules of the game.
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
No effing way
Chicharito
Hall of Fame
Rule are rules, don't think the decision would have taken as long for any player.
He is playing with fire the way he does that, not the first time. Some sympathy of course as clearly no intent.
but also WOW, what an exciting tournament we have now!
He is playing with fire the way he does that, not the first time. Some sympathy of course as clearly no intent.
but also WOW, what an exciting tournament we have now!
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Deleted member 771911
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Unbelievable.
Why are tennis players smacking balls like that out of play anyway? They are not alone on court?
Why are tennis players smacking balls like that out of play anyway? They are not alone on court?
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Well he had a massive windup and slammed it into the air... a bit different.
Mike Sams
G.O.A.T.
If that was your mom that he hit, you'd be talking with a lawyer right now to get as much money as you can in the lawsuit! LOL
Based on his record and recent performances, Nadal is realistcally the best player at RG and the US Open. That's two slams (he's the extreme favorite at RG and the slight favorite at the US Open, no matter what oddsmakers claim).
At worst, he is probably third favorite in Australia and Wimbledon. The myth that Nadal has no hope at anywhere other than RG is dumb, and needs to retired. Even if RG got cancelled this year, there's still a great chance of Nadal holding the slam record next year if all slams are played.
WildRevolver
Hall of Fame
Honestly folks, we've seen people get DQ'ed for way less. I'm equally as shocked at the 15-minute debate before the decision.
One Handed Dynasty
Semi-Pro
It really sucks to see this happen, but I think it had to be done. You just can’t hit a line judge, especially in the throat, hard enough that they have to leave the court. Any other player in this draw would have gotten the DQ, so to hold him to a double standard for the sake of ratings would have been hypocritical.
I’m still in shock... He seemed off/frustrated throughout the match, and it looked like an accident, but he couldn’t stop for a second and hit the ball literally anywhere in the empty stadium around him? If anything, accidents like this make more of a case for Hawkeye live. Just take the linesmen off the court.
I’m still in shock... He seemed off/frustrated throughout the match, and it looked like an accident, but he couldn’t stop for a second and hit the ball literally anywhere in the empty stadium around him? If anything, accidents like this make more of a case for Hawkeye live. Just take the linesmen off the court.
Otacon
Hall of Fame
TennisHockey
Rookie
It's time for the night train!
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BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
My thoughts are that all those who said #18 was in the bag, need to take a step back. No slam is guaranteed and people (including you)
awarding Novak the trophy before the tournament even started should learn from this incident. The pandemic should teach us all that we can't accurately predict anything. Anyway, the rule is explicit and I don't think exceptions should be made for any player, even the #1 player. I'd say the same had Roger been the one doing this.
Federer and Del Potro
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Fix your servers TTW
Benben245
Banned
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The context of returning the ball to the linesperson was change of service yes?
Overheadsmash
Professional
My new nickname for him is “meat sauce”.
WildRevolver
Hall of Fame
Seriously. Rafa has played in a combined 10 Wimbledon and Aussie finals. He's been on the wrong end of 3 (07 Wimb, 12 AO, 17 AO) epic finals and was robbed by injury of another AO (14). I'd argue that Rafa's peak AO is better than Roger's peak AO. The 09 Rafa probably beats 12' Djoker in 4 sets.
Mike Sams
G.O.A.T.
Just going by the stats, dude. Nadal opted not to play US Open this year. That was his choice. Because he's not confident that he can play at peak level across 2 Slams along with the risk of injury. So he chose to go with RG even despite the coronavirus risk being the same. He'll break the Slam record by winning RG. But I don't think he's going to win the US Open ever again. He'll be 35 when he plays it next year and there are stronger players come to the forefront now.
Jaitock1991
Hall of Fame
I disagree. If it was Serena, dq'ing her would be both racist and sexist. Because her skin is not white, and well... she has a daughter. She would be the victim, not the person she hit the ball into.
mike danny
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That's Kyrgios right now.
terribleIVAN
Hall of Fame
This is way too harsh.
I saw no anger.
Maybe frustration.
Look at other examples of Nalbandian, Shapalov, and even young Tim Henman, who clearly reacted in anger and took a huge swing and hit someone.
In this case it was barely hit: it's unfortunate it hit the old lady in the throat, but a game penalty would have been enough punishment.
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After seeing the whole incident, with the lady instantly falling to, the ground, i have to change my mind.
Compared to what Shapalov, Henman (it was so bad youtube censors it even today) and Nalbandian, it didn't look at all worthy of DQ. But even though the ball wasn't hit very hard, it hit the vulnerable throat spot and the lady was instantly affected.
This once in a lifetime fluke couldn't have happened at a worse moment for Novak, right after he created his association, and it will leave him vulnerable to critics. I hope it doesn't cause it to fold.
It's a bit like accumulated bad Karma for screaming and shouting at the crowd culminating in this payback.
It's as bad as any heartbreak that happened in his career, possibly even it's worst.
What a crazy, crazy year this turns out to be.
I saw no anger.
Maybe frustration.
Look at other examples of Nalbandian, Shapalov, and even young Tim Henman, who clearly reacted in anger and took a huge swing and hit someone.
In this case it was barely hit: it's unfortunate it hit the old lady in the throat, but a game penalty would have been enough punishment.
EDIT:
After seeing the whole incident, with the lady instantly falling to, the ground, i have to change my mind.
Compared to what Shapalov, Henman (it was so bad youtube censors it even today) and Nalbandian, it didn't look at all worthy of DQ. But even though the ball wasn't hit very hard, it hit the vulnerable throat spot and the lady was instantly affected.
This once in a lifetime fluke couldn't have happened at a worse moment for Novak, right after he created his association, and it will leave him vulnerable to critics. I hope it doesn't cause it to fold.
It's a bit like accumulated bad Karma for screaming and shouting at the crowd culminating in this payback.
It's as bad as any heartbreak that happened in his career, possibly even it's worst.
What a crazy, crazy year this turns out to be.
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BeatlesFan
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It's interesting that the American crew commentating had a round table discussion where they spent 20 minutes talking about how "angry" Djokovic has been the whole tournament, how impatient he's been behind the scenes and just not himself. Pat Shriver went into detail how "snarky" Novak's been before and after matches in the players only area and they told various other little incidents. So Novak wasn't a happy camper at this year's USO.
MugOpponent
Hall of Fame
Two of the next three slams are at RG.....I'd say it's almost certain Nadal at least has 20 by next June and quite possibly 21.
Hopefully Thiem or Medvedev win this slam.
Djokovic will be wondering why he wasn’t only penalised like other players who accidentally hit a ball girl or ball boy. The issue isn’t the letter of the law but the blatant level on inconsistency that only adds to his case of systemic racism “They hate me because I’m Serbian!”
Mike Sams
G.O.A.T.
Nadal wasn't gonna beat Stan on that day.
N01E
Hall of Fame
Yep, but they finally entered the 21st centuary by getting lights and now a roof, so now they get a 3rd place by default.Didn’t you once say the French Open was the worst slam of them all?? Lol
Legend of Borg
G.O.A.T.
I'm not a big believer in karma but this does strengthen the case for it
Holdfast44ID
Semi-Pro
Yeah. He did. It broke the orbital of the guy's eye socket. If he hit that same shot into this lady's throat, she might be dead.Shapovalov hit the ball about 10x harder than that
I cannot stand Djokovic but this is an absolutel joke.
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jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
A lot of people saying "rules are rules" but the actual rules don't call for an immediate DQ if a player hits another person. It's always a judgement call from the chair umpire or tournament officials. Of course in this case the reaction from the lineswoman sealed Novak's fate
Overheadsmash
Professional
PCB gets a nice long rest now and that will help him big time. He could take the whole enchilada.
NatF
Bionic Poster
Feel kinda weird about this. The rules are the rules but it was obviously an accident - hit a bit hard to be emptying his pockets but not the angry hit I expected when I read what happened. Problem is if you start leaving room to interpret this sort of stuff it's a slippery slop, so the right call was made I think.
Mike Sams
G.O.A.T.
He hit a line judge. And an old woman at that.
Other players have been disqualified for hitting lines judges and umpires (Shapo, Nalbandian)
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