Question
In a reaction to this decision, Stephen A. Smith called John McEnroe a “fire breather”. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this decision made by an umpire in 2020 during the first set of a match against Pablo Carrena Busta, after a player carelessly hit a ball that struck a line judge in the throat.
ANSWER: disqualifying Novak Djokovic from the 2020 U.S. Open [accept any descriptive answer indicating Novak Djokovic being defaulted, ejected, removed or receiving a match loss at the U.S. Open; reject answers that mention a tournament that is not the U.S. Open]
[10e] Djokovic was not the first number one seed to be disqualified from a major after accidentally striking someone, which happened to this country’s Tim Henman in 1995. Since 1877, this country has hosted the Wimbledon Championships.
ANSWER: England [accept United Kingdom or UK; accept Great Britain]
[10h] At the 2011 Miami Open, this Spaniard was accused of intentionally hitting a ball at a crying baby in the stands. He has both the most earnings and ATP match wins of any male tennis player not to have won a major.
ANSWER: David Ferrer
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowl Play | CRITique of Pure Reason | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Holding Space for the Lyrics of Tequila | Elegy WRITten in a Country Churchyard | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| The House of the SpiRITs | ESF Bee | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| The RITes of Zhou | Syracuse University New York Everything Sports Fun | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 HONK! @ Waterloo | 2024-08-03 | Y | 8 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 2024 HONK! @ Carleton | 2024-10-20 | Y | 4 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 HONK! @ Syracuse | 2024-12-07 | Y | 4 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 HONK! @ Online | 2025-03-09 | Y | 10 | 20.00 | 100% | 70% | 30% |