The little boy, sitting in one of the front rows of the audience, got the racket in his face, against his eye and cheek. This can be seen on images from Eurosport.
When the tennis star saw that she had hit a child, she apologized. It was briefly discussed whether Begu would receive a punishment, but she got away with it: she only received a reprimand and was then allowed to continue playing.
Win and a hug
And she did that successfully: she won the decisive third set and with it the match. The boy was allowed to have a picture with her at the end of the game and received a hug from her.
four days ago
The tournament in Paris started four days ago, May 22. 33-year-old Dutchman Wesley Koolhof is aiming for his first Grand Slam title. He has now secured a place in the third round of the Roland Garros doubles tournament. Together with his British partner Neal Skupski, he won convincingly today against Ramkumar Ramanathan from India and the American Hunter Reese: 6-3 6-2.
Koolhof, the number 11 in the world, has already won four titles this season and leads the world ranking for 2022 with Skupski.
