Novak Djokovic has been ruled out of the US Open

Kristina Miranda

Sep 7, 2020 • 3 min read

Star player Novak Djokovic will no longer be seen playing at this year's US Open. He has been expelled from the tournament this time. Tennis spectators disappointed by Djokovic's departure. The excitement that arose among tennis fans over the US Open during the Corona, however, cooled much with Djokovic's departure.

World number one Novak Djokovic has been expelled from the US Open. Djokovic was playing in the fourth round of the US Open against Pablo Carreño Busta of Spain. Angered by the loss of points during the game, a woman hit the line jazz in the neck with the ball. This time he was given this severe punishment for deliberately committing such an act. Source: Deutsche Welle

Djokovic immediately sat down and, hearing his panicked screams, immediately stepped forward, apologizing. After a while, the officer recovered and stood up. But by then everything that had happened had happened. Djokovic spoke with the tournament referee for a long time. But he could not avoid punishment according to the rules, dropped out of the tournament. As a rule, no player can physically injure a match official, opponent, spectator or anyone in the tournament area under any circumstances.

Djokovic was expelled from the game immediately after the incident. Then pack up and leave the stadium. The world number one tennis star closed the door of the US Open this time.

Djokovic apologized for his behavior on social media, saying, "The whole situation has left me frustrated and depressed. I searched for that line jazz, the tournament authorities said he was fine, thank God. I'm not saying his name out of respect for personal privacy. And to be excluded, I have to learn from this incident to become a better player and a better person.

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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.

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Djokovic's punishment does not end with his expulsion from the tournament this time. All the grand slams he won at the US Open could be snatched from him. He may also be asked to return the prize money. Or he may be fined heavily. It all depends on what the tournament committee decides.

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