Should Musetti have been disqualified for hitting the line judge?

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It is what everyone in the tennis world is talking about this afternoon. Should Lorenzo Musetti have been disqualified for hitting the line judge with a ball? The Italian only received a warning after hitting the woman in the chest with a ball he kicked with his left foot. The umpire only gave him a warning, to the surprise of Tiafoe. The rule is not entirely clear, as it states that a tennis player "cannot hit anyone in the premises with a ball or with the racket itself," but it is left to the referee's interpretation to make a decision.

In this case, it seems that hitting her in the chest and not in the head saved Lollo from disqualification. However, there are cases such as Djokovic's in the US Open or Kato's, in this same tournament two years ago, where they received a harsher punishment for hitting someone in the head. The rule should be a bit clearer to avoid this kind of trouble in the future.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, ¿Debió haber sido descalificado Musetti por golpear a la juez de línea?