US Open 2020 Live now Tennis
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Well, why not?
Do you know how many people feel frustrated because of the lockdown of the society? Many people forgot that there is sport and sports programmes.
I can't wait everything goes back to normal.
It's offtopic but the human race has never faced such a dire situation as today.
Because there is a threat but we don't exactly know what it is.
Some virus that goes on the animals shouldn't wipe the mankind out
This is their problem. How do all the others participate and seem not to complain?
We needed such a tournament without spectators, in quite different circumstances... to see how it will go this time.
WOW! Novak DQ’d for clumping a ball at a line judge
I think the umpire made the wrong decision.
First of all, Djokovic wasn't even warned for the previous situation when he hit the ball against a wall.
Second - there is no proof whatsoever for two things -
that the line judge didn't overexaggerate the pain;
that Djokovic actually knew that she was exactly there and intentionally tried to hit her.
And one more thing - the speed of the ball was low - this woman should have tried to catch the ball, to move and not to sleep and wait.
No, it's a matter of interpretation. This is a game in which the ball can always hit you. What if you had a winner down the line with super high speed and it hits another line judge - will they disqualify you because you just won the point?
It's a political decision, circus.
If I am Djokovic, I would try to somehow attack the decision.
They could have always dropped a game, a set against Djokovic, to warn him for the first time, to ask him to pay a fine but to throw him out of the tournament is the most brutal decision ever.
It's like in football - will you get a red card if you hit a player in front of you standing in a wall against a free kick?!
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What's missing - the word "intentionally". Here:
"A tennis player can get disqualified if he or she receives three code violations or a direct disqualification if they physically abuse someone &&&&&&&. These violations can be for verbal abuse, racket abuse, unsportsmanlike conduct, and so on."
Nalbandian's case was intentional, Rodionova's case with three hit balls was obviously intentional.
I will keep my view that it could have been interpreted in another direction -
that Djokovic didn't see her, or that he expected that there would be someone else to catch the flying ball for a next service game.
Well, Mats said very bad luck. How can anyone be thrown out of a tournament because of bad luck?
Bad luck needs interpretations not blind cliche following of controversial rules.
So what that it's in play?! It can hit a player and murder them, and the justification will be "but it was in play". It simply doesn't sound right.
The truth is that the line judges in tennis have no place on the court. They are static, passive and never even try to support the players.
Especially when there is a system called "Hawk Eye" which fixes their wrong calls.
Actually, almost everyone agrees with me. Please read more in the comments sections of the following videos:
The ball bounced back as if it hit a wall, not her soft tissues.
Someone even said that it didn't hit her and she played the scene like a Hollywood actress.
No Facebook post from Djokovic yet.
I think the case should be investigated and the guilty officials - punished.