诺瓦克·德约科维奇在他缺席了第16轮比赛后发表了道歉声明，并在意外用球击中裁判后被美国公开赛开除。
在对阵帕布洛·卡雷尼奥·布斯塔的第一盘比赛中，头号种子德约科维奇在阿瑟·阿什球场的篮板上丢了一分后，将球击出。
球击中了线裁判，导致裁判崩溃，喘不过气来。裁判不得不被搀扶着离开球场。
德约科维奇，三次美国公开赛冠军，似乎在整个比赛中都很沮丧。
经过与场内官员十分钟的辩论，包括主裁判奥雷利·图尔特、比赛裁判苏伦·弗里梅尔和大满贯主管安德列亚斯·埃格利，德约科维奇被判缺席比赛。
美国网球协会告诉美国广播公司新闻，USTA球员医疗服务中心主任布莱恩·丹尼尔斯医生观察并治疗了线裁判。据USTA报道，她被转移到了路易斯·阿姆斯壮体育场，那里是官员的活动区域，一切都很好。
ESPN周日晚上报道说，裁判员的喉咙有瘀伤，正在官员的宾馆里舒服地休息。
在一份声明中，USTA表示，“根据大满贯规则手册，在他故意在球场内危险地或鲁莽地击球，或不顾后果地击球后，美国公开赛裁判判诺瓦克·德约科维奇不能参加2020年美国公开赛。”
德约科维奇周日晚上在社交媒体上为这一事件道歉。
“这整个情况让我非常难过和空虚。我查了线路上的人，比赛告诉我，感谢上帝，她感觉很好。我非常抱歉给她造成如此大的压力。如此出乎意料。错得太离谱了。”
“至于取消参赛资格，我需要回到我的内心，努力克服我的失望，把这一切变成我作为一名球员和人类成长和进化的一堂课。”我为我的行为向@usopen锦标赛和所有相关人员道歉。我非常感谢我的团队和家人对我的支持，也感谢我的粉丝们一直陪在我身边。谢谢你，我很抱歉，”他补充道。
USTA表示，德约科维奇将失去他在公开赛上获得的所有积分，并将被罚款锦标赛中赢得的奖金，并可能因此事面临未来的罚款。
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2020年9月6日，在纽约皇后区举行的美国网球公开赛上，诺瓦克·德约科维奇和一名锦标赛官员向被德约科维奇用球击中的边裁致意。
在赛后新闻发布会上，卡雷诺·布斯塔说他没有看到事故发生的时间。
“我期待着我的教练，庆祝休息。”当我再次转身时，裁判已经在地板上了。”“我很震惊，因为我从没想到会有这一刻。”
卡雷诺·布斯塔说，官员们做出了正确的决定。
他说:“规则就是规则。”“我认为裁判和主管做得对。”
弗里梅尔告诉ESPN，他没有看到现场直播，但在与图尔特、埃格利和德约科维奇交谈后，很明显有违规行为。
"事实清楚地表明，根据规则，他必须违约。"弗里梅尔说，因为事实上德约科维奇的击球是鲁莽和愤怒的。
弗里梅尔还证实，德约科维奇现在面临10，000美元的罚款，而德约科维奇的意图在罚款时也被考虑在内。弗里梅尔说，如果德约科维奇有意伤害裁判，处罚会更严厉。
他补充道:“我们会在任何其他的球场和其他球员做同样的决定。”
德约科维奇可能会面临额外的罚款，因为他没有回答问题就离开了美国网球协会比利·简·金国家网球中心的场地，没有出席赛后新闻发布会。
网球冠军约翰·麦肯罗说:“这是菜鸟的失误...他不看球打回他甚至不看他打它。”
前球员詹姆斯·布雷克也称赞了USTA的决定。
他说:“听到裁判说我们将对抽签中的每一个球员都给予同样的待遇，在我看来，这让剩下的抽签感觉好多了。”
这位塞尔维亚大满贯冠军是赢得锦标赛的最大热门，由于新冠肺炎大流行，这场比赛一直没有球迷参加。
今年的美国网球公开赛将是自2014年以来男子单打冠军首次由第一次冠军获得。取消资格也打破了德约科维奇今年26场连胜的记录。
Novak Djokovic apologizes after defaulting US Open match for hitting line umpire with ball
Novak Djokovic has issued an apology after he defaulted from his round of 16 match and was booted from the U.S. Open after accidentally hitting a line umpire with a ball.
In the first set of his match against Pablo Carreno Busta, the top-seeded Djokovic hit a ball after a point toward the backboard of Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The ball struck a line umpire, causing the umpire to collapse and gasp for air. The line umpire had to be helped off the court.
Djokovic, the three-time U.S. Open champion, appeared to be frustrated throughout the match.
After ten minutes of debate with on-court officials, including chair umpire Aurelie Tourte, tournament referee Soeren Friemel and Grand Slam supervisor Andreas Egli, Djokovic was defaulted from the match.
The U.S. Tennis Association tells ABC News that the line umpire was observed and treated by USTA Director of Player Medical Services Dr. Brian Daniels. She was moved to Louis Armstrong Stadium, where the officials' area is located, and is doing OK, according to the USTA.
ESPN reported Sunday evening that the line umpire has a bruise on her throat and is resting comfortably at the officials' hotel.
In a statement, the USTA said, "In accordance with the Grand Slam rulebook, following his actions of intentionally hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly within the court or hitting a ball with negligent disregard of the consequences, the U.S. Open tournament referee defaulted Novak Djokovic from the 2020 U.S. Open."
Djokovic apologized for the incident Sunday evening on social media.
"This whole situation has left me really sad and empty. I checked on the lines person and the tournament told me that thank God she is feeling ok. I‘m extremely sorry to have caused her such stress. So unintended. So wrong," he wrote.
"As for the disqualification, I need to go back within and work on my disappointment and turn this all into a lesson for my growth and evolution as a player and human being. I apologize to the @usopen tournament and everyone associated for my behavior. I’m very grateful to my team and family for being my rock support, and my fans for always being there with me. Thank you and I’m so sorry," he added.
The USTA said that Djokovic will lose all ranking points he earned at the Open and will be fined the prize money won at the tournament and could face future fines because of the incident.
Novak Djokovic and a tournament official tend to a linesperson who was struck with a ball by Djokovic against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain, Sept. 6, 2020, during the US Open in Queens, New York.
In his post-match press conference, Carreno Busta said he did not see the incident when it happened.
"I was looking to my coach, celebrating the break. And when I turned back again the line umpire was on the floor," the Spaniard said. "I was in shock because I never expected this moment."
Carreno Busta said officials made the right call.
"The rules are the rules," he said. "I think the referee and the supervisor did the right thing."
Friemel told ESPN that he did not see the incident live, but after speaking with the Tourte, Egli and Djokovic, it was evident there was a rules violation.
"The facts clearly state that according to the rules he had to be defaulted." Friemel said, due to the fact that Djokovic's striking of the ball was reckless and with anger.
Friemel also confirmed that Djokovic now faces a $10,000 fine for the incident, and that Djokovic's intent was taken into consideration when it came to the fine. Had Djokovic intended to injure the line judge, the penalty would have been harsher, Friemel said.
"We would have done the same decision on any other court with any other player," he added.
Djokovic will likely face an additional fine for not attending his post-match press conference after he left the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center without taking questions.
Tennis champion John McEnroe said, "It was a rookie mistake ... by him to not look and hit a ball back where he wasn’t even looking where he was hitting it."
Former player James Blake also applauded the USTA's decision.
"To hear the referee say we are going to give the same treatment to every single player in the draw, it makes the rest of the draw, in my opinion, feel much better,” he said.
The Serbian grand slam champion had been the favorite to win the tournament, which has been played without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year's U.S. Open will now be the first time since 2014 that the men's singles title will go to a first-time winner. The disqualification also breaks Djokovic's streak of 26 winning matches this year.
