She Got Disqualified BUT She Came Back to Win the Finals

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Published 2023-06-12
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The French Open Tennis tournament took place from May 22 2023 to Jun 11 2023. During the Double Team match on June 4th the Japanese player Miyu Kato accidentally hit a ball girl in the neck with a ball after a point.

Immediately both the opponents Marie Bouzkova and Sara Sorribes Tormo approached the chair umpire to highlight that the ball girl was crying. The supervisor was then called to the court and the decision was made to disqualify the pair. Disqualifying Kato and her partner, Aldila Sutjiadi of Indonesia.

However, the following day she went back to the court to play mixed doubles with Tim Pütz and made her way into the finals! She further went on to win the finals. During the winning speech she said: “But I’m looking for a positive outcome for my appeal. So I can receive my points & prize money.” Despite The rule book stating: “In all cases of default, the decision of the referee in consultation with the grand slam chief of supervisors shall be final and unappealable.” However, with the overwhelming support from the audience and fellow players, her fans are still hoping that she wins her appeal.

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All Comments (19)
  • @Skippernick1957
    Ball girl was a drama queen and should not have been a ballgirl. Disgusting behavior by opposition.
  • @hilman94
    If you notice, Miyu faced Aldila Sutjiadi, her partner in women double that got disqualified, in French Open mixed double semifinal. So you know the quality of both players, and why their opponents insisted so much for them to get disqualified, because Tormo and Bouzkova simply wanted to have free ticket in women double quarter final.
  • @Francedefence
    She should sue the Rolland Garros organizers and Tormo and Bouzkova who disgustingly pushed for the disqualification!
  • @sweetandsavoury
    That ball girl if she's so scared of a ball being passed to the other side of the court shouldn't be a ball girl at 1 of the biggest tennis tournaments
  • @pruthvimeka3259
    I only just noticed in this video, that ball girl reacted before the ball even hit her, and ducked. from the looks of it, the Baal girl started to duck when the ball was at the baseline. so there was fair warning for her to receive the ball. It is unfortunate that she got hit despite the fair warning to catch the ball or divert it. how can the tournament management disqualify the players for that.
  • @txtrophycub
    The ball girl crying at a casual shot that wasn't hit hard seems low brow. I wonder if the bookies got to her
  • @buddypumstv9807
    So disgusting call from the commitee, ball girl ang ball boy must be tough and not a crying baby, the commitee must choose with iron heart ball girl and boy.
  • @user-tg1pg1be7n
    Kato never hit the ball girl. The ball girl saw the ball coming and instead of catching chose to dodge it and later did a Sookie lala. US Open ball kids are way beter and up to scratch, well trained and not act like they're Disney princesses.
  • @Cameronnp
    Bouzkova and Sorribes is shame. 😂😂😂😂😂
  • @user-zy3gr4fl2f
    Very very nice Very good فيديو رياضي جميل ورائع جدا بالتوفيق والتقدم والنجاح
  • @airbender9593
    Dumb rules... she would have easily cry if hit elsewhere. Should get tennis boys up on the stance. Also, you pointed something that is good that she didn't violate any code and should sue the organization for the disqualification if she is not scary (democratic country right?).
  • @domenicoabdulmadjid
    No ones fault ... You just need to fired the Umpire... he/she must learn how to be a good leader 😊😊😊
  • @richbysina
    Just saw this. Don't know any of the players, so I'm being entirely objective. People most at fault here: the two UNINVOLVED opposing players who had the unprofessional gall to demand that their opponents be disqualified for such an innocent mishap. They must've had some personal hatred of their opponents behind it all. There's no other way to explain it, except the "winning at all costs" mentality superseded professional courtesy and common sense. Second, the two officials: Talk about overreaction. If they had seen what happened WHEN it happened, no way in the world would they have reached such a stupid, unwarranted decision. They're the ones who should be disqualified from future matches. Lastly, the ball girl herself: Let's give her an Oscar for her ultra-dramatic performance after she was "wounded" by a lethal projectile, the tennis ball, launched by a deadly tennis racket. I'm surprised the two officials didn't call for an ambulance to get her to the nearest hospital. Was she perhaps later awarded the "Purple Heart" for her injury under fire? Note to ball girl: If you ever get a similar assignment again, remember Rule #1: KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE F - - - - - - BALL!