I don’t think I will ever forget it, Djokovic says

Novak Djokovic has admitted he will never forget the incident that resulted in his disqualification from the US Open. He spoke at the press conference in Rome ahead of the Italian Open scheduled to start today.

 

“Of course it was a shock to finish the US Open the way things finished for me. Of course it could have happened earlier in my career, it could have happened to many players. It was just unfortunate it did hit the line umpire in an unfortunate place. There was a lot of speculation about whether it was deserved. I accepted it, I moved on,” he said.

 

“I felt really sorry to cause the shock and drama to her. I felt very good about myself, my game. It was totally unexpected and very unintended but when you hit the ball like that, you have a chance to hit somebody that is on the court. I accepted it and I had to move on. Of course I didn’t forget about it, I don’t think I’ll ever forget about it,” he added.

 

The Serb after his disqualification had more time to prepare for the Italian Open which will begin on Monday. He would face Krajinovic.