Abstract

During the 2020 US Open, Novak Djokovic was defaulted form the tournament for violating the Abuse of Balls Rule. Djokovic, in anger, hit a ball toward the back wall of the court, hitting an official. This was unintentional, i.e., a stroke of bad luck. This article uses the incident to discuss the nature of moral luck. In the end, the officials who let similar behavior by Djokovic be ignored, bear some responsibility for Djokovic's morally questionable behavior. More generally, officials who are entrusted with making judgments may have more responsibility for the outcomes of their silence than they want to recognize