French Open: 'She's crying!' - Miyu Kato and doubles partner disqualified after accidentally hitting ball kid

06.06.2023 - 17:33 eurosport.com

Doubles pair Aldila Sutjiadi and Miyu Kato were disqualified from their women's doubles third-round match against Marie Bouzkova and Sara Sorribes Tormo at the 2023 French Open after Kato accidentally struck a ball kid with a stray hit.

Kato struck a ball up the other end of the court between points while they were leading 3-1 at 30-30 in the second set, having lost the opener on a tie-break, and it inadvertently hit a ball kid, who was left in tears by the incident.

Ad Initially, the chair umpire gave Kato a warning, but Bouzkova and Sorribes Tormo walked over to him to highlight the fact that the ball kid was visibly upset by what had happened and a delay ensued as the supervisor was called.

Roland-Garros'She's crying!' — Match halted after ball kid gets hit, doubles pair disqualifiedAN HOUR AGO «She is crying!» they informed the umpire, who then got down from his chair and went over to check on the ball kid.

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Miyu Kato sedih usai didiskualifikasi dari nomor ganda putri French Open 2023 usai pukulannya secara tak sengaja mengenai ball girl. Namun petenis Jepang kini bisa tersenyum lebar usai menjadi juara di nomor ganda campuran.

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