Novak Djokovic

[andyhinch]

She did go down in instalments to be honest.

It could have killed her :-)

 

[Cellarite]

you honestly believe she play acted ?!

I absolutely do. Don't get me wrong, he was rightly disqualified. He's shown scant regard in the past for people around the court with similar incidents but watch her again. She thinks about going down, hesitates and then decides to go down.

 

[TheRemainsOfTheDave]

I absolutely do. Don't get me wrong, he was rightly disqualified. He's shown scant regard in the past for people around the court with similar incidents but watch her again. She thinks about going down, hesitates and then decides to go down.

Perhaps she knew that he was likely to be DQ if she fell to the ground and tried to stay on her feet. I don't think malice is the first thing that manifests itself when you've been hit by a moving object. More likely she was trying to ascertain if the pain was going to go away or not.

 

[Indaparkside]

Wait for the compo claim when she realises there’s dough to be made can’t breath have nightmares etc

 

[Northernstorirs]

Wait for the compo claim when she realises there’s dough to be made can’t breath have nightmares etc

Donating a signed jersey, match used racket and having a few photos would suffice. It's a shame some people have the claim mentality but that's the norm in the U.S.

 

[Gray]

He didn't hit the ball hard but it obviously caught her in the throat which is not pleasant. Rules are rules and he had to go but I have some sympathy with the guy.

 

[Gray]

Donating a signed jersey, match used racket and having a few photos would suffice. It's a shame some people have the claim mentality but that's the norm in the U.S.

Yes I heard a story about a group of people waiting at a bus stop. Their bus was approaching when it collided with an other vehicle at an intersection, the people at the bus stop ran to jump on the bus so that they could claim they had been in the accident.

 

[grunge]

you honestly believe she play acted ?!

Having just watched it it really does look like she was making a proper meal of it.

Disqualification did seem harsh too. he wasn't even looking.

 

[Dubai Blue]

Having just watched it it really does look like she was making a proper meal of it.

Disqualification did seem harsh too. he wasn't even looking.

Clearly unintentional, but also the right decision. The rules are the rules; he can have no complaints.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Clearly unintentional, but also the right decision. The rules are the rules; he can have no complaints.

I've kind of come round to this view aswell, if a player kicked a ball in anger after giving a way a foul and it smashed a ball boy in the face - the outcome would be the same.

 

[shevtheblue]

I've kind of come round to this view aswell, if a player kicked a ball in anger after giving a way a foul and it smashed a ball boy in the face - the outcome would be the same.

Same here, initially i thought they had screwed him over. On reflection, he was clearly fucked off and should have controlled his emotions better. If you don't, then accidents like this can happen and the ultimate deterrent for others doing it is for the worlds number 1 to be disqualified for such an act.

 

[everythingchangesbutblue]

Yes I heard a story about a group of people waiting at a bus stop. Their bus was approaching when it collided with an other vehicle at an intersection, the people at the bus stop ran to jump on the bus so that they could claim they had been in the accident.

Never happened, cameras on bus .

 

[lefty goldblatt]

Slabhead's solicitors have been on, protesting Djokovic's innocence, and demanding his awarding of the trophy

 

[purplenose]

Just one of those things. Flash of temper that backfired. Those exact rules are in place because of this, Djokovic fully endorses such rules and cannot nor will he have any complaints. He is a top sportsman and will have no issue in holdng his hands up to this.

 

[mikemcfc]

Clearly unintentional, but also the right decision. The rules are the rules; he can have no complaints.

the clip i watched said that the officials didn't even have Video Assist Replay to watch it again, and they still got it right, i wonder if these umpires could ref footy?

 

[Stoned Rose]

Have Albanians been blamed yet?

 

[Stoned Rose]

Wait for the compo claim when she realises there’s dough to be made can’t breath have nightmares etc

She hasn't been able to get an erection since.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Have Albanians been blamed yet?

Beat me to it.

She went down easy but he acted like a dick, as a top professional sportsman he should have acted as such.

I'd go further and just ban tennis altogether ;)

 

[Cellarite]

It's ironic that this happened to a Serbian player in Novak Djokovic because Liverpool once signed a Serbian footballer called Lazar Markovic. Liverpool play with a sport with a round ball, so do tennis players.

 

[Cellarite]

Perhaps she knew that he was likely to be DQ if she fell to the ground and tried to stay on her feet. I don't think malice is the first thing that manifests itself when you've been hit by a moving object. More likely she was trying to ascertain if the pain was going to go away or not.

I certainly don't think malice was involved and she thought he would be disqualified. I haven't suggested that. I just believe that there are two types of people - those that would stay on their feet after being hit by a tennis ball and those that would gradually fall to the floor.