Talk about on-court controversies, and Novak Djokovic has often found himself on the receiving end of them. A similar situation occurred earlier today, even though Djokovic wasn’t playing. During the match between Lorenzo Musetti and Frances Tiafoe, Musetti kicked the ball in frustration, and it hit the linesperson. Although he was let off with a warning, the incident brought back memories of Novak Djokovic’s controversy at the US Open.
Back in 2020, the Serb was defaulted in the match at the US Open after he struck a linesjudge with his ball hit in frustration. As a result, fans compared both incidents separately, having varied opinions on this matter. One of the fans wrote, “Jim Courier on TSN ‘‘Musetti didn’t hit the ball in anger. Novak hit the ball in anger’ This gaslighting is sickening.” Nonetheless, Djokovic kept his composure and emerged victorious.
Jim Courier on TSN ‘‘Musetti didn’t hit the ball in anger. Novak hit the ball in anger’
This gaslighting is sickening. pic.twitter.com/syZ0kThRk3
— Isidora (Matter-of-Fact) (@IzMogUgla) June 3, 2025
Further, one of the Twitter users cleared the air surrounding this matter of Djokovic receiving the code violation. The fan said, “Jim Courier said that Djokovic hit the ball in anger and injured lineswoman and she needed medical attention and that’s why he was defaulted. Djokovic didn’t hit the ball in anger and lineswoman refused medical attention and said she was fine just shocked.” All’s well that ends well and Musetti was able to control his emotions to progress through.
This is a developing story…
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