Djokovic was becoming frustrated after failing to take the opening set and suffering a fall and having dropped serve to trail 5-6, he hit a ball reasonably hard to the back of the court, striking a female line judge. He immediately apologised and stood over her before becoming involved in a lengthy exchange with the tournament referee. Djokovic shook hands with a stunned Carreno Busta and trudged off to face the music. "It's the right decision," Tim Henman, who was disqualified from Wimbledon for a similar incident in 1995, told Amazon Prime. "He is not aiming for the line judge, but has hit the ball away and you have to be responsible for your actions."

Source: bd News24 September 06, 2020 20:26 UTC