'My gosh, it was very awkward déjà vu,' said Djokovic, who swiftly realised there was little danger of being defaulted this time, there being a clear absence of petulance. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Djokovic likely will face an additional fine for not attending his postmatch news conference after he left the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center without taking questions. In 1995, British star Tim Henman became the first player in the Open era to be disqualified from Wimbledon after inadvertently hitting a ball girl, Caroline Hall, in the head from close range. Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, checks a line judge after inadvertently hitting her with a ball in reaction to losing a point. But both Nastase and McEnroe were past their primes. 'I'm actually trying to find the linesperson and see if he's okay because I saw he had a little bit of a bruise, like redness, in that place in the head where the ball hit him. Djokovic's mood had soured over the preceding few minutes Sunday. He stayed on track at the French Open by winning his quarter final 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 after meeting some decent resistance from hulking Russian Karen Khachanov. However, this time is was not out of anger. The tournament is being held without spectators for the first time and with players and their teams tested daily and restricted to their lodging and the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Alerts: Get tennis news sent to your phone. 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With tennis lacking an overall governing body, the 23 year-old German can move on to a separate jurisdiction, the ATP Tour, with Roland Garros no longer having any control over him. Your new favourite AFL footy podcast. Friemel also confirmed that Djokovic faces a $10,000 fine for the incident and that Djokovic's intent was taken into consideration when it came to the fine. "If it would have landed anywhere else -- we're talking a few inches -- he would have been fine.". The world's No. No Grand Slam champions left in the draw. And for that reason, it doesn't matter if it's on Ashe, if it's No. But after a lengthy discussion with tournament referee Soeren Friemel at the net, Djokovic was defaulted, as disqualifications are known in the sport. “In this case, there was no intent, but there was harm, and the officials had no choice but to do what they did,” he said. So wrong. The tournament referee added: "His point was that he didn't hit the line umpire intentionally. The world's No. To enjoy Newsround at its best you will need to have JavaScript turned on. Zverev told Eurosport that tournament medics must have known about his condition - a breach of semi-voluntary protocols - because his physio had asked staff for some medicine. "We would have done the same decision on any other court with any other player," he added. On the eve of the US Open, he found himself at the centre of more controversy after driving the creation of a new players' union. “Because he was defaulted,” the USTA statement continued, “Djokovic will lose all ranking points earned at the U.S. Open and will be fined the prize money won at the tournament in addition to any or all fines levied with respect to the offending incident.”, Was $13 now $7 per week for 12 weeks* (Digital + Print). With 2019 champion Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer not in the field this year, Djokovic arrived in New York as the overwhelming favorite. "We all agreed that he didn't do it on purpose but the facts are still that he hit the line umpire and that the line umpire was clearly hurt.". "Going to be a new Grand Slam champion, [that's] all I know. '', No. He also showed a flash of temper two games earlier at 5-4 - whacking a ball into an advertising board after the Spaniard saved three set points.
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