French Open: doubles pair disqualified after stray shot leaves ball girl in tears
7,777,981
Published 2023-06-04
Subscribe to Guardian Sport ► bit.ly/GDNSport
The initial call from the chair was a warning before Marie Bouzkova and Sara Sorribes Tormo, Sutjiadi and Kato's opponent, highlighted to the umpire that the ball girl was clearly distressed. The supervisor was then called to the court and the decision was made to disqualify the pair.
You can watch the French Open on Eurosport and discovery+
The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► bit.ly/3uhA7zg
Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► theguardian.com/first-edition
Website ► www.theguardian.com/
Facebook ►www.facebook.com/theguardian
Twitter ► twitter.com/guardian
Instagram ► instagram.com/guardian
The Guardian on YouTube:
The Guardian ► bit.ly/guardiannewssubs
Guardian News ► bit.ly/guardiannewssubs
Guardian Australia ► bit.ly/guardianaussubs
Guardian Football ► bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs
Guardian Live ► bit.ly/guardianlivesubs
#FrenchOpen #BallGirl #MiyuKato #Sutjiadi #Tennis #Sport #Nuews
All Comments (21)
-
This was ridiculous from start to finish. The ball girl's reaction to a light tap from the ball, the opponents lobbying for the disqualification, the announcers playing along with it, and the officials giving in. All should be ashamed.
-
The judge initially gave a warning but the opponents wanted a disqualification. Dirty move by the opponents
-
The opponents didn't even ask the ball girl if she was okay. They just pushed for the umpire to default Kato and her partner. Disgusting. They were even SMILING/HAPPY at the situation.
-
CONGRATULATIONS MIYU KATO just won ROLAND GARROS in Mixed 🏆 Deserving applause after all this drama, Justice is served
-
Can’t believe the opponents pushed for a disqualification…. That’s shameful.
-
shame on the opponent for begging a default.
-
There is no way Kate hit the ball with any malice and the ball girl can't be hurt that much at all. This is a ridiculous decision, kato clearly passed the ball to the ball person who wasnt paying attention. Kato should not in my opinion have been disqualified.
-
Great news that those two disgraceful women lost in next round. Well deserved.
-
The Girl was probably just crying because she was nervous and thought that she did something wrong. Shame on the opponent team for using the girl for their advantage. There is really no pride and honor in winning like this
-
The player just passes the ball to the girl, and the ball touches her and she has an emotional panic attack helped by the other team accusing an aggression that didn't exist. Shame on Tormo and Bouzkova, that was really poor sportsmanship.
-
The two who called for disqualification did not see the moment the ball hit. The claim that he only explained the situation to the umpire who did not see the moment the ball hit is nothing but a lie. It's almost an admission that every action was intentional. Maybe because he realized he couldn't win. They are losing both in tennis and as people.
-
What value is there in a sport where you can win if you criticize your opponent? "It's ridiculous. This is a farce."
-
The umpire gave Kato a warning, but then Bouzkova and Sorribes Tormo acted on it, overturned the decision and instead had her disqualified. And while Kato was crying from shock of it all, Bouzkova and Sorribes Tormo were laughing at the decision. How disgusting is that!!! I have never been more sickened watching tennis!
-
Shame on the opponents and the organiser. This is ridiculous
-
Congrats Kato & Puertz for winning the mix double 🎉💥
-
1. Shame on their opponents for finding a coward way out of a match 2. Get that ball girl out of here…if you are that sensitive to where you’re balling your eyes out because you got hit by a tennis ball then go spectate let someone else do the job
-
The organiser needs to apologize for making such injustice decision.
-
The lamest part of this all was Tormo and Bouzkova appealing to the chair judge about the ball girl. Seriously, looking for any possibility to win outside of the lines is disgraceful and pathetic. I hope they were proud of their win.
-
I got hit by baseballs, softballs, frisbees, golf balls, tennis balls, footballs, and soccer balls as a kid. A lot harder than that ball girl got hit. It was mostly accidental. It's clear that this young lady is not cut out to be on the court and that the doubles team should not have been disqualified. A shameful moment in professional tennis!
-
The umpire should face disqualification and be barred from umpiring in the future.
