Thank you. For what it's worth, there is no way that was intentional, but, rules are rules, so, I understand why he was disqualified. Seems harsh, but maybe Karma......?
I don't think anyone thinks it was intentional, listening to Tim Henman now he said it wasnt intentional but there is no way around it as soon as it happened to only outcome was a disqualification based on the rules
Obviously didn't mean to hit her and 99 times out of a 100 he probably wouldn't have hit her but rules are rules. If he gets away with it because it was a mistake or an accident or whatever then it sets a bad precedent.
Saying that he's been playing tennis long enough to know roughly where the judges are positioned, so how he ended turning around to pelt the ball against that wall is anyone's guess, moron.
This looks a bit soft but the rules are clear. I remember Nalbandian getting disqualified for kicking a line judge, now that's a proper disqualification.
Djokovic has really gone down in my estimations in recent times.
If you watch it back you'll find he merely knocked a ball towards to back of the court like players do 100 times a match. It wasn't in anger & it wasn't hard. Very unlucky to hit a line judge & imo it shouldnt have hurt that much. I'm not an apologist or a fan of his - just having seen it on the news I think it very harsh.
Zverev will definitely win one, only 23, this experience will help not hinder him I think, and he's quality, not like someone who had a lucky run in etc.
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For what it's worth, there is no way that was intentional, but, rules are rules, so, I understand why he was disqualified.
Seems harsh, but maybe Karma......?
Saying that he's been playing tennis long enough to know roughly where the judges are positioned, so how he ended turning around to pelt the ball against that wall is anyone's guess, moron.
I remember Nalbandian getting disqualified for kicking a line judge, now that's a proper disqualification.
Carreno Busta v Zverev
Carreno Busta has 1 previous Grand Slam Semi to his name when he lost to Anderson is the US Open in 2017
Zverev also has 1 previous Grand Slam Semi to his name when he lost to Thiem in the Australian Open in 2020
So this time one of those will win a grand slam semi and book their first ever Grand Slam Final spot.
Medvedev v Thiem
Medvedev was runner up in the US Open in 2019
Thiem has 3 Grand Slam Finals to his name all defeats, French Open in 2018 and 2019 and Australian Open 2020, this is his first US Open Semi Final
I think Thiem will win it though.
She will meet Osaka in the final
1-6
6-3
6-3
Both players had a chance to serve out the match in the final set and both players were broken straight back
2-0 up and a break up
Then 5-3 up in the 5th and serving for the match
Both times he messed it up, this was his big chance and he didn't have it in him