: a football linesman whose duties include keeping track of the official time for the game
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Recent Examples on the WebFormer tennis player Steve Darcis jokingly gave credit to the one person who was able to break Djokovic's winning run -- the line judge. Matias Grez, CNN, 7 Sep. 2020 If someone is indeed injured, as when Djokovic inadvertently hit a line judge in the throat at the 2020 U.S. Open, the player is automatically disqualified.New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022 Yimmi Chara appeared to tie things up in the 69th minute, but his breakaway goal was called back after the line judge indicated offsides.oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2022 His crew is set to include Bryan Neale (umpire), Derick Bowers (down judge), Carl Johnson (line judge), Rick Patterson (field judge), Keith Washington (side judge), Scott Halverson (back judge) and Roddy Ames (replay official).Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2022 While Pliskova was serving for the match at 30-15, Sabalenka hit a ball towards the baseline that was called out by the line judge. Matias Grez, CNN, 8 July 2021 He was disqualified from his fourth-round match after inadvertently hitting a line judge with a ball that Djokovic hit after dropping a game in the opening set.BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2021 Although this tournament may always be known for the absence of Federer and Nadal and Djokovic’s disqualification for unintentionally hitting a line judge with a ball, Thiem’s name will be etched in the same font as past champions. Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021 Keeping his temper under control has been an issue before for Djokovic, who was disqualified from last year's U.S. Open after unintentionally hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball during a fourth-round match against Carreño Busta. Andrew Dampf, Star Tribune, 31 July 2021 See More