Novak Djokovic disqualified from US Open
With Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal absent and no other Grand Slam champions left in the draw, a first-time tennis major champion will be crowned
07 September 2020 - 10:25
New York — Denis Shapovalov knows better than most how Novak Djokovic must be feeling after the world number one was sensationally defaulted from the US Open on Sunday for hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball.
Shapovalov, who reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal with a 6-7(0) 6-3 6-4 6-3 win over David Goffin, suffered the same fate as the Serb in a 2017 Davis Cup tie when he smashed a ball in frustration and it hit umpire Arnaud Gabas in the face...
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