New Delhi: In a piece of shocking news, the world’s number 1 Tennis player Novak Djokovic has been disqualified from the US Open after he hit a female judge with a ball during the pre-quarter-final match. Djokovic has apologised for his behavior and even shared a post on Instagram in which he says ‘I‘m extremely sorry to have caused her such stress. So unintended. So wrong. I’m not disclosing her name to respect her privacy. 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.’


A video of the incident shows Djokovic causally hitting the ball which went and hit the judge who was walking in a distance. The ball hit the woman right on her throat causing difficulty breathing.


He immediately rushed to help the woman and even apologised for his behaviour but the referee took offense and disqualified him. The 17-time Grand Slam winner was one of several tennis players who had tested positive for COVID-19 during his Adria World Tour. In July he returned to training after recovering from the illness. The 140th edition of the US Open is being played behind closed doors for the very first time from 31st August to 13th September at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City amid the coronavirus outbreak.