He has dramatically increased his second serve speeds this year and he just held with three aces in the game. Alexander Zverev eases through 6-2 6-2 6-1 against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Jennifer Brady dominates Angelique Kerber 6-1 6-4. Novak Djokovic hitting a line judge with a ball has become one of the enduring images of an already bizarre season of tennis. WOW:#1 Novak Djokovic gets DEFAULTED from #USOpen after a ball he hit in anger struck a lineswoman in head/neck and she fell to ground.Djokovic pleaded his case for many minutes, but to no avail.Djokovic was undefeated in 2020 to this point. Updated 0844 GMT (1644 HKT) September 7, 2020. Despite his pleadings, Djokovic was eventually disqualified before walking over to shake hands with a stunned Carreno Busta and trudging off to face the music. Guido Pella of Argentina and Bolivian Hugo Dellien had been withdrawn from the Western & Southern Open after their physio tested positive for coronavirus. Pablo Carreno Busta wins 6-5 def.. The facts are very clear. Don't Miss. Let us recap the absurd series of events that led up to the default. ", Later on Sunday, the US Tennis Association issued a statement about Djokovic's dismissal: "In accordance with the grand slam rule book, following his actions of intentionally hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly within the court or hitting a ball with negligent disregard of the consequences, the US Open tournament referee defaulted Novak Djokovic from the 2020 US Open. Djokovic, who won the US Open in 2011, ’15 and ’18, will be attempting to win an 18th Grand Slam title. Available for everyone, funded by readers. Petra Kvitova 6-7(5) 6-3 *5-5. I don't think that any one of us, of the players, do this kind of thing intentional. There is quite a long history of players narrowly missing defaults after firing balls and throwing racquets. He hadn't lost a match in 2020 and his two biggest rivals, Federer and Rafael Nadal, aren't playing at the tournament. "I wasn't able to hit one ball in front of me.” But had time to make adjustments. Copyright© Mediacorp 2020. US Open 2020: Djokovic … Pablo Carreño Busta on his crazy afternoon on Arthur Ashe Stadium: “I’m very apprehensive with these kind of things, so I was a little bit in shock. Novak Djokovic will play in the US Open after testing positive for Covid-19 in June. Rules are clear, but holy wow. The tournament eventually suspended play last Thursday and returned the next day. Novak Djokovic was defaulted from the US Open after hitting a line umpire in the throat with a ball. 4 other players, including 3rd seed Daniil Medvedev, are receiving daily testing. No player so good at returning serve should also be such a good server, but Novak Djokovic does both. Incredibly, the Spaniard will now serve for the set. You cannot do this, but of course, I think that Novak never, never wants to hit the line umpire.". "You are not allowed to do that," he said. But it all came apart so suddenly on Sunday (Monday in Manila). Nadal opted not to travel to New York because of concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, while Federer is recovering from knee surgery. And Denis Shapovalov, who defeated David Goffin in Sunday's night session at the Open, was defaulted when he struck an umpire in the eye with a ball at the Davis Cup in 2017. In a 2012 ATP tournament in London, David Nalbandian was defaulted from the final when he kicked an advertising board that then hit a line judge. 1 … After a couple of unforced errors from Petra Kvitova, the American takes the first break to lead *4-3. Then he took a tumble in the 11th game, appearing to injure his left shoulder. Novak Djokovic's hopes of winning the US Open were ended as Pablo Carreno Busta won by default after a remarkable incident. Incredible, incredible scenes. Numerous angry posts on social media followed. Far behind the baseline and on the defence, he was wrong-footed by a Carreno Busta forehand and then he fell. Because he was defaulted, Djokovic will lose all ranking points earned at the US 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. "I checked on the lines person and the tournament told me that thank God she is feeling ok. I don’t know it was 10 minutes or 15 minutes but I was a little bit cold. "I think that it was bad luck, no? During his age-defying run to the 1991 US Open semis, 39-year-old Jimmy Connors bellowed to the TV cameras, "This is what they paid for!" At 0-40, Carreno Busta unloaded on a huge forehand down the line that was immediately called out, but just as it seemed that the set was over, his challenge ruled it in. He hit the ball recklessly, angrily back. Novak should have stayed for the press conference & apologise. Djokovic was clearly making the point that he had not intended to hit the official but under the rules of tennis his fate was already sealed. It seems that Mannarino was able to compete because he was already on-site at the US Open in Queen’s. The bar has been set very high by the US Open. If it is deemed that he hit the official in anger, a default could be on the cards. Djokovic defaulted the match. Für nähere Informationen zur Nutzung Ihrer Daten lesen Sie bitte unsere Datenschutzerklärung und Cookie-Richtlinie. It happened at the 2016 French Open when he bounced his racket in frustration in a quarterfinal win against Tomas Berdych. The pressure is back on Shelby Rogers’s shoulders with a tiebreak possibly on the horizon. When asked what it means for him and the rest of the field, he says: "Now it gets interesting!". The overwhelming US Open favorite Novak Djokovic was stunningly defaulted from his fourth-round match versus Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta on Sunday after striking a … "He hit it harder than he intended to, obviously a complete accident. “Going to be a new Grand Slam champion, (that’s) all I know. Your 2020 US Open men’s singles champion will be one of these players: Anyone else glued to @primevideosport right now? His departure means there is no man left in the field who has won a Grand Slam singles title. "She doesn't have to go to the hospital for this." Unbelievable that @DjokerNole has been defaulted. What a staggering end to his US Open run, and his previously undefeated season. @usopen pic.twitter.com/GgleXjIAgv. Djokovic wouldn't have been aiming at anyone but it hit the line judge -- seemingly near the face -- and she fell to the ground. “Novak was angry. "It's as much bad luck as you can have on a tennis court. "The referee, in consultation with the Grand Slam chief of supervisors may declare a default for either a single violation of this code.". Novak Djokovic walks off court at the US Open after being defaulted. ", "I never expected this moment playing against Novak," the 2017 US Open semifinalist told reporters in a Zoom call. It looks like the email address you entered is not valid. Richard Osborn / Tuesday, September 01, 2020. The French Open really can’t have much worse go wrong. Djokovic earned $250,000 in prize money by reaching the fourth round. Eventually, Djokovic walked over to shake hands with Carreño Busta. A tough night for the two-time Wimbledon champion, one of the most talented players around, who has not tasted victory on the biggest stage since 2014. I'm extremely sorry to have caused her such stress. "Players shall not at any time physically abuse any official, opponent, spectator or other person within the precincts of the tournament site," according to the grand slam rule book. One of the big factors in Djokovic’s 26-0 record this year has been how hard he has worked on improving his serve. By Aleks Klosok and Allen Kim, CNN. The Serb was on an unbeaten 18-match winning streak to start 2020 before the ATP Tour was suspended due to COVID-19 in March. Last Slam without at least one among Federer, Nadal or Djokovic in the semifinals was Roland Garros 200464 Slams agoThis ends here thanks to a world pandemic and a default. Yulia Putintseva has made 2QFs at Roland Garros. As Carreno Busta sits quietly in his chair, Djokovic continues his extremely long conversation with the supervisor. Her identity is not known. Then again 2020 has taught me to expect the unexpected! As he walked to the Arthur Ashe Stadium sideline for a changeover, trailing Pablo Carreño Busta 6-5 in the first set, Djokovic — who was seeded and ranked No. (CNN)The US Open was supposed to be a slam dunk for Novak Djokovic but instead of moving closer to Roger Federer in the Grand Slam record books, the world No. No Grand Slam champions left in the draw. Tourte then announced that Djokovic was defaulted, the tennis equivalent of an ejection. He had won five of the past seven Grand Slam tournaments to raise his total to 17, closing in on rivals Roger Federer, who has a men’s-record 20, and Rafael Nadal, who has 19. Djokovic had no recourse since the grand slam rule book states that, "in all cases of default, the decision of the referee in consultation with the grand slam chief of supervisors shall be final and unappealable. In the prior game, he wasted three consecutive break points, then whacked a ball off a courtside advertising sign. Djokovic is serving incredibly well so far. Plus, each of the last 13 Grand Slam trophies had been won by a member of the Big Three of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic. And, of course, there’s been his dominance on the court. What do you do when you’re by far the best player in the world for the better part of a decade? But it wasn’t my intent. Djokovic’s shoulder broke his fall and now he has called out the physio. Elsewhere, chair umpires are aided by an electronic line-calling system.
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