Us Open, Djokovic squalificato per aver colpito giudice con la pallina. FOTO

Durante la partita contro Busta valida per gli ottavi, il numero 1 del mondo di tennis ha scagliato con violenza, per la rabbia di aver perso un punto, una palla e ha involontariamente colpito una giudice all'altezza della gola. Il giocatore è andato subito a verificare le sue condizioni, ma da regolamento è stato estratto per lui il cartellino rosso. Poi le scuse sui social: "Sono estremamente dispiaciuto"

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 06: Novak Djokovic of Serbia tends to a line judge who Djokovic hit in the throat with his racket during his Men's Singles fourth round match against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain on Day Seven of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 6, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP
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Novak Djokovic è stato squalificato dagli Us Open per aver scagliato una palla verso un giudice di linea donna nel corso dell'incontro che stava giocando contro lo spagnolo Carreno Busta, valido per gli ottavi di finale

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epa08651640 Novak Djokovic of Serbia (R) tries to help a linesperson after hitting her with a ball in the throat during his match against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain on the seventh day of the US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 06 September 2020. Djokovic was defaulted from tournament. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the US Open is being played without fans and runs from 31 August through 13 September. EPA/JASON SZENES

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Subito dopo, gli arbitri si sono consultati per una decina di minuti per discutere della gravità, e dell'intenzionalità del fatto, poi la decisione di escludere il n.1 del mondo dal torneo

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epa08651641 Novak Djokovic of Serbia (R) tries to help a linesperson after hitting her with a ball in the throat during his match against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain on the seventh day of the US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 06 September 2020. Djokovic was defaulted from tournament. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the US Open is being played without fans and runs from 31 August through 13 September. EPA/JASON SZENES

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La donna è stata colpita dalla pallina alla gola, ha tossito più volte e poi si è ripresa e ha abbandonato il campo di gioco dell'Artur Ashe

epa08651644 Novak Djokovic of Serbia (R) and the chair umpire (Top-Center) try to help a linesperson after hitting he hit her with a ball in the throat during his match against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain on the seventh day of the US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 06 September 2020. Djokovic was defaulted from tournament. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the US Open is being played without fans and runs from 31 August through 13 September. EPA/JASON SZENES

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La clamorosa esclusione di Novak Djokovic è stata decisa a norma di regolamento, e quindi con la squalifica immediata, anche se il serbo non aveva intenzione di colpire il giudice di linea

epa08651639 Novak Djokovic of Serbia (R) tries to help a linesperson after hitting her with a ball in the throat during his match against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain on the seventh day of the US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 06 September 2020. Djokovic was defaulted from tournament. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the US Open is being played without fans and runs from 31 August through 13 September. EPA/JASON SZENES

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Il n.1 del mondo ha infatti scagliato con violenza, per la rabbia di aver perso un punto, una pallina contro i teloni al cambio di campo, ma la pallina stessa rimbalzando ha poi colpito la donna che si è accasciata al suolo dopo essere stato colpita al collo all'altezza della gola

epa08651659 Novak Djokovic of Serbia (R) tries to help a linesperson after hitting her with a ball in the throat during his match against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain on the seventh day of the US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 06 September 2020. Djokovic was defaulted from tournament. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the US Open is being played without fans and runs from 31 August through 13 September. EPA/JASON SZENES

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Djokovic è andato subito a verificare le condizioni del giudice, che tossiva e faticava a respirare

epa08651660 Novak Djokovic of Serbia (R) tries to help a linesperson after hitting her with a ball in the throat during his match against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain on the seventh day of the US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 06 September 2020. Djokovic was defaulted from tournament. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the US Open is being played without fans and runs from 31 August through 13 September. EPA/JASON SZENES

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Quando è tornato al centro del campo ha visto l'arbitro e i due supervisor in campo e ha capito che ci sarebbe stato per lui il 'cartellino rosso'

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 06: Novak Djokovic of Serbia tends to a line judge who was hit with the ball during his Men's Singles fourth round match against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain on Day Seven of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 6, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP
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E infatti gli è stato comunicato che da quel momento era escluso dal torneo

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Ora ci saranno delle polemiche, ma a norma di regolamento la decisione di arbitro e supervisor è corretta

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 06: Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain leaves the court after Novak Djokovic of Serbia defaulted after inadvertently striking a lineswoman with a ball hit in frustration during their Men's Singles fourth round match on Day Seven of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 6, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. Djokovic was defaulted from the match. Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP
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L'arbitro ha anche assegnato la vittoria allo spagnolo a Carreno Busta

epa08651672 Novak Djokovic of Serbia (R) reacts as he waits for a decision by Head of Officiating at International Tennis Federation (ITF) Soeren Friemel (L), International Tennis Federation (ITF) with Andreas Egli (C) and Chair Umpire Aurelie Tourte after he accidentally hit a linesperson with a ball in the throat during his match against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain on the seventh day of the US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 06 September 2020. Djokovic was defaulted from tournament. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the US Open is being played without fans and runs from 31 August through 13 September. EPA/JASON SZENES

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Il campione serbo ha poi stretto la mano al suo avversario ma non all'arbitro

epa08651694 Novak Djokovic of Serbia (R) talks to Head of Officiating at International Tennis Federation (ITF) Soeren Friemel after he accidentally hit a linesperson with a ball in the throat during his match against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain on the seventh day of the US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 06 September 2020. Djokovic was defaulted from tournament. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the US Open is being played without fans and runs from 31 August through 13 September. EPA/JASON SZENES

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Djokovic è uno dei pochi giocatori ad essere squalificato da un torneo di singolare maschile in un Grande Slam da quando John McEnroe fu escluso dagli Australian Open nel 1990

epa08651693 Head of Officiating at International Tennis Federation (ITF) Soeren Friemel (L) talks to Novak Djokovic of Serbia (R) after he accidentally hit a linesperson with a ball in the throat during his match against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain on the seventh day of the US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 06 September 2020. Djokovic was defaulted from tournament. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the US Open is being played without fans and runs from 31 August through 13 September. EPA/JASON SZENES

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 06: Novak Djokovic of Serbia looks on after being defaulted due to inadvertently striking a lineswoman with a ball hit in frustration during his Men's Singles fourth round match against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain on Day Seven of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 6, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 06: Novak Djokovic of Serbia walks off the court after being defaulted due to inadvertently striking a lineswoman with a ball hit in frustration during his Men's Singles fourth round match against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain on Day Seven of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 6, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP
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Dopo la squalifica, è arrivato il 'mea culpa' di Djokovic sui social. Il numero uno al mondo di tennis si è detto "davvero triste e vuoto" per quanto accaduto. Non mancano parole per la giudice colpita dalla pallina: "Grazie a Dio si sente bene, sono estremamente dispiaciuto per averle causato un tale stress"