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Novak Djokovic was disqualified from the fourth-round 2020 US Open match after he accidentally hit a lineswoman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Andy Roddick, Novak Djokovic (Images via X)<\/p>\n

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Andy Roddick<\/strong>\u00a0discussed the recent Davis Cup incident that happened during the Qualifiers Round 1 tie between Chile and Belgium. Belgium\u2019s\u00a0Zizou Bergs<\/strong>\u00a0won the match after he collided with\u00a0Cristian Garin<\/strong>, at a crucial point during the second-last match of the tie.<\/p>\n

This happened in the third set. After\u00a0the accidental collision, Garin refused to resume the game, demanding that Bergs should be defaulted. But his requests were turned down.<\/p>\n

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And as he continued to protest the umpire\u2019s call, without the intention of continuing the game, he was handed three code violations, including a game penalty; as a consequence of which Bergs won the match 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, taking Belgium to the next round.<\/p>\n

Co-presenter\u00a0Jon Wertheim<\/strong>\u00a0referenced\u00a0Novak Djokovic<\/strong>\u2018s 2020 US Open campaign to suggest that had Bergs hit the umpire, he would have been defaulted, to which Roddick too agreed. Djokovic was up against\u00a0Pablo Carreno Busta<\/strong>\u00a0in the fourth round and inadvertently hit a lineswoman due to which he was disqualified from the tournament.<\/p>\n

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Novak Djokovic\u00a0is nursing the hamstring injury he suffered at the Australian Open. He struggled with the injury in the quarterfinals he played against\u00a0Carlos Alcaraz<\/strong>\u00a0and though he won it, he couldn\u2019t continue his semifinal clash with\u00a0Alexander Zverev<\/strong>, ending it right after losing the first set.<\/p>\n

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Novak Djokovic giving thumbs up to the booing fans at 2025 Australian Open (Image via Screengrab\/X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former WTA player\u00a0Rennae Stubbs<\/strong>\u00a0had predicted that Djokovic could take two months to recover.\u00a0Andrea Petkovic<\/strong>\u00a0too was of the same opinion as she talked about the\u00a0MRI scan that Djokovic had shared to censure the critics who accused him of faking the injury.<\/p>\n

Djokovic had signed up for the Qatar Open but it\u2019s uncertain whether he would gain complete fitness to play the tournament in Doha for the first time since 2018. As per Serbian media outlet\u00a0Sportal, Djokovic could be back in just two weeks.<\/p>\n

If he makes his comeback in a couple of weeks, he can participate in the Indian Wells and the Miami Open. Last year, the Serb had participated at Indian Wells but skipped the Miami Open.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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