JimmyRustler
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Just saw the scene... It was a clear accident. He wasn't even looking... Disqualifying him seems a bit excessive...
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Djokovic disqualified from US Open after 'hitting' lineswoman with ball
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TeddyShardik
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Huh, guess you know a thing or two about not taking responibility for your actions.
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TeddyShardik
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jts
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What a dishonest comparison, as this was not during a play. OBVIOUSLY a tennis player won’t be disqualified either for if they hit someone in the course of normal play. Likewise, when a football player kicks the ball to the audience on purpose with the game paused he will get at least yellow carded. If he shot the ball to a linesman and hit him in the throat yeah he’s getting red carded.
Ornlu
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DeepBreath87
Banned
If its a rule, its a rule. It is however, a stupid one. I don't understand what the line judge was even doing. Move, you idiot. Was she not paying attention? How does a line judge get caught not paying attention? I'm sure it hurt, but I don't understand how she doesn't get out the way.
Nester99
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It’s a pretty clear rule to not physically act out in anger during a sporting event. Can a golfer just fire off a drive into the crowd after a bad put? A baseball player fire a few line drives into the umpires just because he is having a bad day?
Safety for all and the integrity of the sport are important. Of course he did not mean to hurt her, but he still was negligent in his control of himself and his equipment
So he sits out one single event and learns to be a human being who does not lash out in anger WHILE AT WORK.
GymWolf
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Dude it was a fucking lob with zero power in it, you act like he served full power against the woman, cmon...
Nester99
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GymWolf
Member
I was not aware of ariel helwany doing tennis press conference too...
You said he did that because of anger, you don't throw a perfectly normal lob if you are angry...
The other footage of him getting pissed and hitting a strong straigh ball was much worse.
A shitload of tennis player use a lob to return balls to the receivers, he just didn't looked+incredible unlucky because the ball hitted the woman in the throat.
I'm okay with him getting kicked out for a rage moment, but that was just an incident.
Mohonky
Member
Is he known for being bit of a dick?
I only saw the small video in the tweet, but it looked like he was just knocking the ball off the court; he didnt even appear to look.
I was expecting he chucked a shit fit and hit it in anger or he didnt like a call and aimed one at her; but it looked pretty random from what I could see.
I only saw the small video in the tweet, but it looked like he was just knocking the ball off the court; he didnt even appear to look.
I was expecting he chucked a shit fit and hit it in anger or he didnt like a call and aimed one at her; but it looked pretty random from what I could see.
eot
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Accident lol? You're not supposed to shoot random balls with your racket just because you're frustrated. Yeah he didn't mean to hit her, but it's his fault.
Reallink
Member
People can't even watch a 20 second video, pay close attention to the first 3-5 seconds of the tweet. It's like you people are intentionally retarded.
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StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
I don't watch tennis, so maybe the small snippets of media I remember are not representative. All I remember from watching clips is Nadal is emotional and cheery and more exciting to watch. But Djokovic has the personality of a rock. Federer is the chill nice guy athlete.
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slugbahr
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Rules are rules. Especially if they leave no room for interpretation.
Pretty simple.
Bolivar687
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I thought he was just knocking an extra ball behind him to a ball boy, although with maybe a little more force than you normally see from most players. It didn't look like he was hitting it out of frustration like he did a few minutes before. I thought defaulting him out of the game was weak and shows how fragile we've all become.
I love Djokovic and the energy he brings to tennis, which is backed up by just how good he is. My estimation of him as a man went up when I heard he won't prematurely commit to a Coronavirus vaccination. What he said is not Anti-Vaxxer at all. It's fine to get vaccines and encourage others to do the same (provided they derive from an ethical origin, of course) but the state does not have the natural authority to make them compulsory and anyone who unconditionally demands that it can really needs to re-evaluate whether or not they are thinking for themselves.
I love Djokovic and the energy he brings to tennis, which is backed up by just how good he is. My estimation of him as a man went up when I heard he won't prematurely commit to a Coronavirus vaccination. What he said is not Anti-Vaxxer at all. It's fine to get vaccines and encourage others to do the same (provided they derive from an ethical origin, of course) but the state does not have the natural authority to make them compulsory and anyone who unconditionally demands that it can really needs to re-evaluate whether or not they are thinking for themselves.
Dr Bass
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You must be one of those weird Djokovic fans who seems out of touch with reality. Djokovic has many times cursed out fans and is known for "roid-rage" moments. He could finish his career with 30 majors and he will never ever be loved and respected like Federer and Nadal. He just comes across as a big phony with his over the top efforts to be liked (like the things you describe, it's not geniune at all).
By contrast ...
These examples could go on and on ....
I'd love to get you on a court.
Let's see how "hardened" you think you need to be when you're hitting rallies with someone where every ball on your racquet feels like a brick. Or the fact you have about one half of a second before a 120mph+ serve is at your face. Those tennis balls are hard and heavy when you add the kind of spin and pace at the top/pro levels. You really have no idea how physically hard the game is. It's really hard to tell from video but that serve probably felt like it weighed 30 pounds against his racquet. Supposedly Rafter sustained a bad shoulder injury in this match from a serve return mishit. Think about what it would take to do that to a fully fit top athlete.
Edberg once hit a guy in the groin who fell over and later died.
So yes, balls flying fast on these courts can be dangerous, and painful. And it's a grueling sport.
Reallink
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I was quoting the notions that this was done out of "anger" or "frustration", which it's demonstrably not, the guy was sidelining to the ball boy. He tosses one in the first 5 seconds of the video, literally seconds before the "fatal hit". His intentions are crystal clear, this was an accident, not a fit of rage. A rules are rules technicality is a perfectly valid response. It's stupid as fuck, and is the equivalent of ejecting a football player for tossing the ball to the ump/sideline after a play which accidentally hits a coach or something, but at least it's loosely defensible and supported by evidence. Here it's just the opposite, the evidence clearly proves this was an accidental hit with no anger or intentional/unintentional malice behind it.
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eot
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Way to go calling people retarded
Novak Djokovic disqualified after hitting ball at line judge in US Open
Top seed Novak Djokovic is disqualified from his US Open fourth-round match after accidentally hitting a ball at a line judge.
www.bbc.com
Novak Djokovic Defaulted Out of US Open for hitting Lineswoman with Ball
Novak Djokovic was defaulted at the US Open after a ball he hit away in anger struck a line judge in the throat, leading to his disqualification.
lastwordonsports.com
Novak Djokovic disqualified from US Open after striking lineswoman with ball
Novak Djokovic was disqualified from the US Open from the US Open after hitting a lineswoman with a ball.
www.eurosport.com
Not to mention he has a history of this stuff
Great Hair
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Halo is Back
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Soccer did it better
Batiman
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They’re both bitches. Roger still goat!
Batiman
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Exactly. Set an example. Too many kids these days raging over everything. Throwing controllers etc. I swear my little nephew is the worst with this ever since he started watching ninja play fortnite. Kids think it’s cool or something when I’m my days you would be laughed at for acting like a little baby. Learn to control your emotions because once they take a hold of you, you can make life altering mistakes.
Reallink
Member
Way to go calling people retarded
Novak Djokovic disqualified after hitting ball at line judge in US Open
Top seed Novak Djokovic is disqualified from his US Open fourth-round match after accidentally hitting a ball at a line judge.www.bbc.com
Novak Djokovic Defaulted Out of US Open for hitting Lineswoman with Ball
Novak Djokovic was defaulted at the US Open after a ball he hit away in anger struck a line judge in the throat, leading to his disqualification.lastwordonsports.com
Novak Djokovic disqualified from US Open after striking lineswoman with ball
Novak Djokovic was disqualified from the US Open from the US Open after hitting a lineswoman with a ball.www.eurosport.com
Not to mention he has a history of this stuff
I'm not really sure what you think editorialized articles regurgitating a press release prove. Had he not tossed the first ball you might have an argument about this being an angry slap, but in the context of that existing, its not reasonably debatable. He was lobbing to the ballboy and caught the ball at an unintended angle. His history in irrelevant, we have video of the event.
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rapid32.5
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Tennis Legend on Instagram: "Federer and Nadal when they saw Novak Djokovic's default at the US Open while he was the big favorite to win his 18 Grand Slam titles. . . . #tennis #tennislegend #tenis #instatennis #usopen2020 #usopen #federer #nadal #
21K likes, 899 comments - tennislegend on September 7, 2020: "Federer and Nadal when they saw Novak Djokovic's default at the US Open while he was the big favorite to win his 18 Grand Slam titles. ....".
www.instagram.com
Hawking Radiation
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You must be one of those weird Djokovic fans who seems out of touch with reality. Djokovic has many times cursed out fans and is known for "roid-rage" moments. He could finish his career with 30 majors and he will never ever be loved and respected like Federer and Nadal. He just comes across as a big phony with his over the top efforts to be liked (like the things you describe, it's not geniune at all).
By contrast ...
These examples could go on and on ....
I'd love to get you on a court.
It's really hard to tell from video but that serve probably felt like it weighed 30 pounds against his racquet. Supposedly Rafter sustained a bad shoulder injury in this match from a serve return mishit. Think about what it would take to do that to a fully fit top athlete.
Edberg once hit a guy in the groin who fell over and later died.
So yes, balls flying fast on these courts can be dangerous, and painful. And it's a grueling sport.
LOL Do you people intentionally try to mislead or spread FUD in this thread ?
That man died from trauma to his head as a result of falling over and hitting his head after losing his balance before the ball struck his groin.
I played tennis throughout my college years. Yes the balls zipping by at times can hurt when they hit you in the body but not on the level of causing death. You may want to cut back on talking shit mate.
Alot of tennis players do things out of anger. Even the best one's. John McEnroe did far worse things in his days. These are human beings, not robots. Expect emotions to be shown in competitive sports. This was a regrettable incident but nothing that should be banned for. The intention was not to hit the lady and it's a rather harsh punishment to be defaulted from the tournament.
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Hawking Radiation
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Here are alot of precious fairies in this thread. To them tennis is a bloodsport where life and limb is in danger of 1000mph missiles zipping about.
I honestly don't know where this shit comes from. I've played the game during my college years and got hit by all sorts missiles. None remotely put my life in danger. This women getting that soft ball in the neck made the most out of it. One would think she got hit by a brick. Sport nowadays is fucking soft.
In soccer, you so much as sneeze in the direction of another player, its a yellow card.
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slugbahr
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If the rules say. .. hit someone outside of normal play, get DQed ... then it doesn't matter what the intention is.
Past behavior means nothing. Ranking is not considered.
Break the rule, intentionally or not, pay the price. Seems fairly straightforward.
Past behavior means nothing. Ranking is not considered.
Break the rule, intentionally or not, pay the price. Seems fairly straightforward.
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Foamy
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Newspaper headline: Karen gets K.O.'d, dickhead gets DQ'd
Furlong
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Women are the weaker sex, being hit by a tennis ball for them would feel the same as a man getting hit by a medicine ball.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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I rate this old one by Novac better (jump to 6.40)
Hit way harder and without the overreaction, there's a ton of ball kids in this compilation too, none of them had such a reaction.
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Actually, I'm pretty sure that would be an instant red in soccer. Provided the shot is made after play has stopped.
captainraincoat
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demigod
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Way to go calling people retarded
Novak Djokovic disqualified after hitting ball at line judge in US Open
Top seed Novak Djokovic is disqualified from his US Open fourth-round match after accidentally hitting a ball at a line judge.www.bbc.com
Novak Djokovic Defaulted Out of US Open for hitting Lineswoman with Ball
Novak Djokovic was defaulted at the US Open after a ball he hit away in anger struck a line judge in the throat, leading to his disqualification.lastwordonsports.com
Novak Djokovic disqualified from US Open after striking lineswoman with ball
Novak Djokovic was disqualified from the US Open from the US Open after hitting a lineswoman with a ball.www.eurosport.com
Not to mention he has a history of this stuff
I read the article before watching it from this angle in the OP, the media pretty much lied. He was clearly hitting the ball back to ball boy. This was an accident and he only should’ve been docked a point.
Jonsoncao
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People shouting over-reacting here must ve never played tennis....being hit by the ball is no joke. I remembered back in my college days, a friend's mom was hit by a serve and ended up with concussion (she went to the bathroom then forgot the spectators should stand on the side of the court).
Ornlu
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Lionel Richie
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Unless you're a NINJA, there's no way you get out of the way in time.
DeepBreath87
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He didn’t crush it. I get that it was quick, but she’s a line judge. You’d think she’d be paying attention.
Lionel Richie
Member
It might look like she had a chance in slow motion, but the reaction time was way too small for her to realistically get out of the way. My masturbation related diminished reflexes would have no chance, I'm getting hit by that ball 10 times out of 10.
DeepBreath87
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Haha. Maybe. I don’t know. Either way it’s unlucky for all involved. Shame too. He seemed like a shoe in