Australian tennis player Marc Polmans has been disqualified from the Shanghai Masters during qualifying after whacking a tennis ball and hitting the chair umpire.
Polmans, 26, vented his frustration while on the cusp of victory, a win which would have given him a berth in the main draw of the ATP 1000 event. He hit a ball in anger while leading Italian Stefano Napolitano 7-6 , 6-6 .appeared to be attempting to hit a ball out of the court, but instead it hit the umpire sitting in an elevated position above the court.
Australian tour veteran John Millman said there were “no excuses” for player indiscretions but said Polmans would be extremely remorseful. At the time, the Serbian held 17 major titles but now has a record 24. One year later Djokovic returned to Flushing Meadows in New York on the verge of claiming the grand slam but missed it after losing the final to Russian Daniil Medvedev.he said at the time.
“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,” Djokovic added. “I apologise to the US Open tournament and everyone associated for my behaviour.”
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