Tennis umpire who kicked Novak Djokovic out of US Open banned over abuse of power claims
US Open referee Soeren Friemel, who expelled Novak Djokovic from the 2020 edition of the tournament in New York, has reportedly been suspended for 12 months over claims of unethical conduct and abuse of power. The German umpire has been mostly absent from the Grand Slam circuit since the build-up to last year's Wimbledon, supposedly for personal reasons, but is said to have entered a period of voluntary suspension back in June.


