Novak Djokovic has pleaded for compassion for the line judge he struck in the throat with a ball at the U.S. Open on Monday after the female official faced a backlash from fans of the world number one on social media.REUTERS: Novak Djokovic has pleaded for compassion for the line judge he struck in the throat with a ball at the U.S. Open on Monday after the female official faced a backlash from fans of the world number one on social media.
Djokovic on Tuesday defended the official on Twitter, while thanking fans who had left him positive messages of support. A tournament spokesman told Reuters later that the line judge appeared to be okay and was not brought off-site.
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