The tournament ref

Then Friemel took questions from the assembled media.

What was Novak’s appeal or plea?

“His point was that he didn’t hit the line umpire intentionally. He said yes, I was angry, I hit the ball, I hit the line umpire, the facts are very clear, but it wasn’t my intent, I didn’t do it on purpose, so I shouldn’t be defaulted for that. We all agreed that he didn’t do it on purpose but the facts are still that he hit the line umpire and that the line umpire was clearly hurt.”

Posted By: SCC 28 on September 7th 2020 at 13:39:07

Message Thread

That Djokovic thing (Other Sports) - Old Git, Sep 7, 09:01:04
- Where was her peripheral vision? Her reflexes seem pretty slow for a line judge 🤔 (n/m) (Other Sports) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 7, 13:26:03
- Whether he was angry or not isn’t relevant (Other Sports) - SimonOTBC, Sep 7, 11:27:43
  - Well if negligence is the test then he's bang to rights (Other Sports) - Old Git, Sep 7, 11:51:38
    - This is not a calm and gentle hit back to the ball kids (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 7, 12:04:35
      - ... (Other Sports) - Old Git, Sep 7, 12:10:13
        
        It’s slow motion (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 7, 12:21:07
        
        The tournament ref (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 7, 13:39:07
        
        Terrible witness (Other Sports) - Old Git, Sep 7, 13:41:57
- I think it was fair (Other Sports) - SimonOTBC, Sep 7, 11:15:01
- He should have got a warning just before (Other Sports) - revsimon, Sep 7, 10:59:36
- Of course it was anger (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 7, 10:06:32
- Reminds me of this ... (Other Sports) - paulg, Sep 7, 09:46:05
- I thought the same (Other Sports) - Jester, Sep 7, 09:26:44
  - The expression was oh fuck I’m getting kicked out (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 7, 10:11:16
  - another player in this same tournament hit a cameraman but was given a code violation (Other Sports) - Charles21, Sep 7, 09:49:27
    - I wonder why people don't like him (Other Sports) - jamesward, Sep 7, 10:16:43
      - I don't like him (Other Sports) - Charles21, Sep 7, 10:17:46
    - Shapovalov was accidental too (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 7, 10:07:53
      - yeah, but he hit it about 500% harder (n/m) (Other Sports) - Charles21, Sep 7, 10:16:13
        
        Of course but anger is anger (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 7, 10:24:44
        
        the power has to play a part (Other Sports) - Charles21, Sep 7, 10:32:08
        
        I’d have thought it was unlucky of the player (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 7, 10:38:48
        
        Just rewatched that (Other Sports) - Charles21, Sep 7, 10:24:09
    - Isn't he trying to start a breakaway players union or something? (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 7, 10:05:07
- He's a massive weapon though so it's all good (n/m) (Other Sports) - jamesward, Sep 7, 09:25:20
  - One of the all time great tennis moments (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 7, 10:12:16
    - This is great (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 7, 10:16:23
- Attempted murder (n/m) (Other Sports) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 7, 09:23:19
- ^^Wrong court^^ (n/m) (Other Sports) - Augustus Pablo, Sep 7, 09:04:22

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