By — Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/djokovic-out-of-us-open-after-hitting-line-judge-with-ball Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Djokovic out of U.S. Open after hitting line judge with ball World Sep 6, 2020 4:33 PM EDT NEW YORK (AP) — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was defaulted from his fourth-round match at the U.S. Open after he accidentally hit a line judge with a tennis ball Sunday. It was a stunning end to Djokovic’s bid for an 18th Grand Slam title and his 26-0 start to this season. Djokovic had just lost a game to his opponent, Pablo Carreno Busta, to fall behind 6-5 in the first set. As he walked to the sideline for the changeover, Djokovic smacked a ball behind him. The ball hit a female line judge, who dropped to her knees at the back of the court. After a discussion of several minutes with officials on court, Djokovic walked over to shake hands with Carreno Busta, and the default was announced. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Howard Fendrich, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was defaulted from his fourth-round match at the U.S. Open after he accidentally hit a line judge with a tennis ball Sunday. It was a stunning end to Djokovic’s bid for an 18th Grand Slam title and his 26-0 start to this season. Djokovic had just lost a game to his opponent, Pablo Carreno Busta, to fall behind 6-5 in the first set. As he walked to the sideline for the changeover, Djokovic smacked a ball behind him. The ball hit a female line judge, who dropped to her knees at the back of the court. After a discussion of several minutes with officials on court, Djokovic walked over to shake hands with Carreno Busta, and the default was announced. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now