Serbian ace and World No. 1 Novak Djokovic urged his fans to support the lineswoman, who was hit in the throat by a ball bashed away in anger by the player. He said that she had "done nothing wrong at all".

Novak Djokovic asks his fans to 'support' line judge after critics troll her

Serbian tennis ace and World No 1 Novak Djokovic was disqualified from the US Open on Sunday after striking a female lines official in the throat with a ball. The Serbian pulled the ball from his pocket and smashed it in disgust in the direction of the official as he went 5-6 down in the first set to Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta.

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Novak Djokovic asks his fans to 'support' line judge after critics troll her

Watch: Top-seed Novak Djokovic disqualified from US Open after hitting judge with ball