Novak Djokovic tried to explain to the match supervisor but failed – Photo: Reuters
According to a report by Reuters News Agency, after comforting the female referee who was hit by a ball, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic tried to convince the supervisors to “reduce the crime” for him.
First, Djokovic gave the reason that the female referee’s injury was not serious, so his mistake was also… light and the organizers should “raise it high and hit it softly”. Djokovic said: “She didn’t go to the hospital”.
Not stopping there, Djokovic also added: “You default to mistakes in this situation? My career, the Grand Slam, and the center stage…”.
But no matter how Djokovic explained, he was still disqualified. This is a shocking decision but is supported by world experts.
Swedish former world No. 1 Mats Wilander said: “This is a very unlucky situation that Djokovic encountered on the tennis court. He hit the ball harder than intended and although it was certainly an accident, it doesn’t matter. important, you are not allowed to do that”.
Former famous British tennis player Tim Henman also said: “It was a big shock. But it was the right decision and it happened to me at Wimbledon in 1995 with a similar scenario. I accidentally hit The ball hit the ear of a girl collecting the ball. You are responsible for your actions and Djokovic hit the line judge.”
British tennis player Greg Rusedski, who reached the US Open final in 1997, also said: “You feel bad for the tournament, you feel bad for the line judge and for Novak in a similar situation. It’s a terrible feeling for Djokovic and the whole tournament. This was a difficult decision because it was the number 1 player in the world.”
‘Shock’: Djokovic was disqualified from the US Open because he hit the ball… a female referee
