.DjokerNole has pleaded for compassion for the line judge he struck in the throat with a ball at the usopen on Monday after the female official faced a backlash from fans of the World No 1 on social media | IOLsport
The Serb was disqualified in the fourth round after he hit a ball reasonably hard to the back of the court in frustration after dropping serve in the first set against Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta, sending the official to the floor.
"Shame on you. Old lady full of evil," read one of the messages left on her Instagram account, while other users accused her of faking the injury and"bad acting". "Please also remember the linesperson that was hit by the ball last night needs our community's support too. She's done nothing wrong at all. I ask you to stay especially supportive and caring to her during this time.
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