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World number one

Novak Djokovic

on Monday urged his fans to "

support" and "take care

" of the linesman who suffered a ball from the Serbian during their US Open match, which ended with the disqualification of 'Nole' from the tournament .

In a message on Twitter, Djokovic stressed that the judge "had not done anything wrong at all."

And is that since Sunday, some social network users have pointed to Laura Clark, who fell to the ground screaming from the blow and seemed to have trouble breathing, for exaggerating the pain she suffered from the hit.

Insults, death threats ... And they even reminded her of the death of her son in 2008. "Soon you will join her," they wrote on her Instagram account.

"Please also remember that the linesman who was hit by the ball last night needs the support of our community," Djokovic wrote.

"She has done nothing wrong at all. I ask you to be especially understanding and take care of her at this time," he demanded.

Djokovic was disqualified because of the incident and lost the opportunity to win his

18th Grand Slam title

and get close to the marks of Rafael Nadal (19) and Roger Federer (20).

On Sunday afternoon, several hours after leaving

Flushing Meadows

without speaking to the press, Djokovic wrote on Instagram that he was "

extremely sorry

" for causing the accident and apologized to the US Open organizers for his "behavior."

Prominent members of the tennis community approved the judges' decision to disqualify Djokovic.

According to the American Tennis Federation (USTA), Djokovic violated the Grand Slam tournament rule that prohibits, when a match or warm-up is not in play, "

intentionally hitting

a ball in a dangerous or reckless manner on the court or hitting a ball with negligence regardless of the consequences. "

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