Djokovic
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So just to make a point and somewhat meet you two in the middle, let's just say that since he accidentally hit her with the ball due to his emmotions twerking his common sense, then the same can be said of the Ref - Their emmotions got the best of both!
He got what he deserved. There are other ways to channel your frustration. It’s no different than a baseball, basketball or football player accidentally striking an official when angry about a call.
My favorite part was when the announcer was like “Hopefully she makes a full recovery” Haha . Hope she recovers from that Haircut . And why was she limping ?!! I think she’s been watching to much NBA . Her flopping is next level
Her reaction didn't help Djokovic that's for sure. Unless it hit her in the eyeball I don't see how a tennis could possibly hurt you that bad. It looked like an Academy Award performance honestly.
It's actually a rule and others have been DQ'd for doing the same in previous years. It's to protect the staff. A tennis ball can be dangerous, look what happened with Stefan Edberg when accidently killed a linesmana man in a match during the early 80s. This Wikipedia page explains it a little bit more detail.
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Getting hit in the neck unexpectedly really really sucks. I’m not surprised at all by her reaction, it takes a few minutes to get oxygen back after it happens. At least that’s how it was in my experience playing sports in high school
Consider that Djokovic’s fastest serve has been clocked at 122 m.p.h. His average backhand speed is 67.3 m.p.h.
All the guy did was volley the ball backwards. That reaction is worse that soccer players fake out or BB players fake pulling a charge call.
That's a crazy way to lose a tournament. I had heard of the rule years ago, but had never seen anyone violate it before. Though it seems like a pretty easy rule to not violate - just don't hit balls at the staff.
I was probably a bit harsh in my earlier response. It's obviously a rule and the judges clearly had to enforce it. It was, however, clearly an accident. It appeared not hit overly hard but I'm sure it didn't feel good to the line judge either.It's actually a rule and others have been DQ'd for doing the same in previous years. It's to protect the staff. A tennis ball can be dangerous, look what happened with Stefan Edberg when accidently killed a linesmana man in a match during the early 80s. This Wikipedia page explains it a little bit more detail.
I don't think Novak had no ill intent but it was still reckless.Dick Wertheim - Wikipedia
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This rule has been in place for decades and many players have been DQ'd for violating it in the past. It was unintentional, but Djokovic clearly violated the rule and deserved to be kicked out. If in the NFL, NBA, or MLB you can get thrown out of games for merely touching the referees, then getting tossed in tennis for actually hitting one with a ball is only unreasonable to the ignorant....
Same thing would happen. You're not supposed to hit any on court official, it's an automatic DQ. The only exception is if you're in the middle of rally.
emmotions?? realllly?
The referee simply applied the rules. This happens every now and then. Serena Williams actually lost her s*** a number of years back and was disqualified. Denis Shapovalov hit the chair umpire in the eye with a ball in a Davis Cup match a few years back. Clearly an accident, but he was disqualified for firing the ball out of anger. The poor kid was about to cry. ND knew the rule and immediately went to his opponent and shook his hand.
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