Disqualification of a Player in the US Open

Novak Djokovic tennis player

Players, audiences, franchises everyone knows about the importance of the US Open tournament. Players practice for this tournament for years, performing with all their dedication. Suppose what a player will feel or how big a loss it would be when a player gets disqualified on the date of his match.

The current news is buzzing all around that a tennis player, Novak Djokovic, a 32-year-old tennis player, is disqualified from the match for making a mistake during the match. He was disqualified from the match because he accidentally hit the tennis ball into the throat of a line official during his fourth-round match, although it was not intended said by the player, it led him to disqualify from this match. 

tennis player disqualification

Novak Djokovic felt terrible about his mistake, and he also apologized for his silly mistake mentioning that he is “extremely sorry” for what he did. When he got disqualified, the match was between him and Spain player Pablo Carrillo. The Player also updated the status on his social media account about how he felt, with apologizing. It is evident that if any player has worked all over the year for the tournament, and he gets out of it for his mistake; then, it will create a pang of guilt in mind. 

After Djokovic hit the official, he panicked, the referees came out and had a discussion about this, and after a long chat, they took this decision. However, the player said in his defense that he was not intended to do so; this happened accidentally. But the referees stood with their points that they cannot hit the officials at any cost. After the decision, he walked off the field after shaking hands with his opponent. 

Novak Djokovic disqualification

The best part is without losing hope on it; the player said that he would try to learn from the incident and not to repeat this again; maybe this is what is called a sportsman spirit. He also said that as he got disqualified for his mistake, now, after going back, he will work on his weakness and will come up with after evolving and learning.

The mistake happened with the player because he was frustrated with losing points, and his opponent player was gaining it.  Although the player doesn’t say this by himself, this is observed during the match. 

Actually, Djokovic is among the few players who got disqualified during the tournament, which is quite evident with the tournament match. There was a player named John McEnroe; he was pushed out of the Australian Open. 

The other players also showed their concerns and how they felt about this match, it is also believed that if the injury would have landed somewhere else, then it may be considerable, but the shot was solid. Hope the player learns something from this incident and will not repeat this again for his future.