Novak Djokovic was disqualified from US Open because his backward pitch hit the face of a line judge who was refereeing in one of the funds. The regulations passed sentence against the world number one in the 2020 edition, in his match against Asturian Pablo Carreño.
the russian Andrey Rublev, seeded seventh at Roland Garros, he was close to expulsion from the track for a similar episode in that an uncontrolled abuse of a tennis ball can be dangerous for the physical integrity of all the protagonists of a match, which are not just the two tennis players.
After losing the first set against the South Korean Soonwoo Kwon, 6-7 (5), the Muscovite stalked to his chair. He had a brief exchange with the stands, possibly with his technical team, although it is not seen in the image. He was furious. And he hit a racket against the advertising panel that covers the bottom of the chair. The ball bounced hard towards the court, grazing the cap of a pistero, who hardly realized that he could have taken a good hit.
He did not touch his face, by chance, which ended up saving Rublev sportingly, who did not even realize the danger he had also run. He just proceeded to smash one of his plastic water bottles. After which the chair umpire signaled through the microphone that the Russian was punished with a ‘warning’ for unsportsmanlike conduct.
The rules or refereeing decisions continue to be generous with the outbursts of many of the tennis players. In an internal statement, the ATP warned that it would be stricter with the punishments. Roland Garros is under the jurisdiction of the ITF.
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Later, in the press room, after having come back from the match (6-7, 6-3, 6-2 and 6-4), Rublev apologized. “I lost my mind for a moment, and obviously I regret what I did. It is unacceptable how I hit the ball. It would have been better to hit the racket against the chair, since the ball can affect another person. And that’s when the problems start It was unprofessional of me, I hope I don’t do it again.”
