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Novak Djokovic Hits Match Official With Ball , Disqualified

Novak Djokovic hits match official with the ball, disqualified from the tournament by the referee. During the match against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta, Line Woman (the match official) was ruled out of the tournament for an angry ball. Serbia star Novak Djokovic has crashed out of the US Open Grand Slam.

In the fourth round of the tournament, Novak had to be disqualified but not out of defeat. During the match against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta, Line Woman (the match official) was ruled out of the tournament for hitting an angry ball.

Djokovic, the world’s number one player, had to take a disappointing farewell from the first Grand Slam being played after the outbreak of the Corona epidemic being played on Sunday. In the fourth round match, the 17-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic was defeated by Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta 5-6 in the first set and he got angry on the ball.

Novak Djokovic hits the ball hard which unfortunately hit the line woman’s neck. The match referee then talked to him and according to the rules, he was disqualified from the match. Shortly after the injury, the woman reached the judge’s court.

She looked quite angry. After this incident, the referee held a discussion for about ten minutes. The match umpire then declared Djokovic as a disqualifier, declaring Carreno Busta the winner of the match.

Novak Djokovic becomes the third player to be disqualified

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic had a chance to win his 18th Grand Slam due to Spain’s Rafael Nadal not being there. He missed it because of a mistake. Djokovic becomes the third player to be disqualified from a match in Grand Slam history. Earlier, John McEnroe was dropped at the Australian Open in 1990, while in 2000, Stephen Kobeck disqualified from the French Open Gland Slam.

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