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The mercurial 24-year-old made the comment at a news conference when asked if he could have avoided a $113,000 fine after his second-round defeat by Russia's Karen Khachanov at the Cincinnati Masters earlier this month.
Austria's Dominic Thiem, Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, Russian Karen Khachanov and Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut were all sent packing before Rafael Nadal restored some semblance of order to his half of the draw.
Halep looked to be heading for yet another early exit but came out firing after losing the second set.
Djokovic, champion in four of the past five Slams and 16 overall, was less bothered by left shoulder pain that nagged him in the second round in defeating 111th-ranked American Denis Kudla 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Osaka was trailing American Sofia Kenin in the third set of their quarterfinal in Cincinnati when she sought treatment on her heavily-strapped left knee. After briefly returning to play, the Japanese star retired with Kenin leading 6-4, 1-6, 2-0.
The United States Tennis Association, which runs the US Open, said that this year for the first time at the Grand Slam it will post code violations on the scoreboard as they occur.
The 22-year-old Nagal beat Brazilian Joao Menezes 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to make it to the main draw where he joins compatriot Prajnesh Gunneswaran.
Nagal lost 6-4, 1-6, 2-6, 4-6 in a match that lasted two hours and 50 minutes to bow out after making his maiden Grand Slam main draw.
World No.5 Daniil Medvedev continued his recent good form with a 6-4 6-1 6-2 first-round win over Prajnesh Gunneswaran of India at the U.S. Open on Monday.
The 22-year-old Indian used impressive court coverage and sent heavily-spinning shots over the net during his Grandslam debut.
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