Tennis star Miya Kato and her Indonesian partner Aldila Sutjiadi have been disqualified in the fourth round of doubles at Roland Garros after Kato accidentally hit a ball girl. The Japanese hit the ball away when she had made a point, but that ball landed on the back of the girl’s head.
Kato apologized to the crying girl. She initially received a warning, but opponents Sara Sorribes Tormo and Marie Bouzkova disagreed. The Spanish-Czech duo argued that Kato should be disqualified according to the rules. The head referee was called in and he decided that Kato could not continue. At that moment, the Japanese and the Indonesian were leading 3-1 in the second set, having lost the first set.
2023-06-04 12:44:02
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