French Open doubles pair disqualified after Miyu Kato hits ball girl with ballBy Eleanor Crooks, PA Tennis Correspondent, ParisA doubles pair were defaulted from the French Open on Sunday after Japanese player Miyu Kato hit a ball girl in the head with a ball. Unaware that the ball was coming, the ball girl was struck directly on the head and began crying. The umpire originally gave Kato a warning but, with Czech Bouzkova and Spaniard Sorribes Tormo pointing out the girl’s distress, the supervisor and referee were called to Court 14. Kato apologised to the ball girl and lengthy discussions took place before the decision was made to disqualify the pair, who appeared incredulous, amid booing from the crowd. It is three years, meanwhile, since Novak Djokovic was defaulted from the US Open after hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball swatted away in annoyance.

Source: Irish Independent June 04, 2023 15:12 UTC