The first racket of the world Serb Novak Djokovic allowed a repetition of the incident that led to his disqualification from the US Open. The correspondent of “Lenta.ru” informs about it.
The athlete noted that he learned from what happened and will try not to repeat his mistakes in the future. At the same time, the tennis player spoke about the great emotional pressure during the game, because of which he cannot always control himself. That is why such an incident, according to the player, could happen again in the future.
Djokovic on September 6, during the 1/8 finals of the US Open against Pablo Carreño-Busta, without looking, hit the ball with a racket and hit the referee who was behind him. She fell to the court and began to choke, after which she was taken away to help. As a result, the referees decided to disqualify the tennis player. The winner of the tournament was Austrian Dominik Tim.
Djokovic is the first racket in the world in singles. He has 17 victories at the Grand Slam tournaments. He won the US Open three times.