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Aldila Sutjiadi and Miyu Kato were disqualified from their doubles match at Roland-Garros after the latter struck a ball to the opposite end of the court between points and accidentally hit a ball girl, leaving her in tears.
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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.
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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.
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.
This is freaking ridiculous! Kato obviously didn’t mean it and the pace was not fast at all! I got hit harder occasionally when I was playing in early teens!
Unbelievable poor sportsmanship by the opposing team Also maybe they shouldn’t have children on the court if they cant handle this type of thing.
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.
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!
Shameful behavior by opponents. The ump was just going to give a warning until they lobbied to get the win. One of the most pitiful things I’ve seen in sports and there have been a lot.
The judge initially gave a warning but the opponents wanted a disqualification. Dirty move by the opponents
The opponents that begged for a disqualification, what a pure disgrace.
The ball girl was clearly not fit for her position. It’s not the player’s fault. And the opponents should be disqualified for pushing for a default. Unsportsmanlike conduct. The French Open is now a joke. What an embarrassment.
Such a shame to the opponent and the umpire. So unfair.
Que punição absurda! Foi nítido que ela lançou a bola sem olhar e sem colocar força pra machucar a boleira. Acho que ela chorou por causa do público!
Total disgrace. Clearly not on purpose. Tennis officials continue to show why they are the most ridiculous and pathetic in world sport.
It really shows what happens when one tragically incompetent and weak person is taken advantage of by those with bad intentions.
This decision to disqualify the players is insane, TOTALLY INSANE! I agree with the disqualification if one of the players intentionally hit the ball out of desperation or anger then hit the (ball) girl. What a terrible decision and this should be investigated because the decision to DQ was uncalled for!
Pure craziness! The ball girl was crying because she had become a spectacle in front of the crowd, not because she got injured.
Wow, that’s next level softness by that ball kid and umpire.That ball was clearly fed to the back of the court
It clearly wasn’t on purpose, at this level of sport I can’t believe disqualification for this would even be possible. There is no way on earth the same would happen in the men’s competition, sexist refereeing and an absolute embarrassment of women’s sports. The opposing team should be ashamed of themselves for now putting that girl in the news for something I’m sure she’d rather forget. The only team that should be disqualified are the team that appealed to win a disqualification.
shame on the opponent for begging a default.
Vraiment ridicule de la part des deux adversaires qui s’empressent d’aller balancer à l’arbitre dans le seul but de remporter sur tapis vert ce match qui leur échappait.
Shame on the opponents and the organiser.
This is ridiculous
That’s not an injury, that’s an emotional panic attack
This is unbelievable. How could the association let this injustice happen to Kato and Sutjiadi. Appalled
This is disgrafull. I feel sorry for the girl, but it is part of the risks of being on the court.
This decision to disqualify the players is insane,
These players train their whole lives for this moment, and disqualified for something so small? The ball didn’t hit her in the face or neck — and there was no malicious intent by the player. What an outrage.
Several years ago at the Aus Open, Nadal mis-hit a service return which hit a ballgirl in the head really hard. She flinched, and that was the extent of her reaction. Nadal quickly apologised to her, and she indicated to him that she was fine. Nadal’s opponent didn’t kick up a fuss, and Nadal wasn’t disqualified. But this here is an absolute farce! Shame, shame, shame on Bouzkova, Sorribes Tormo and the match umpire!
Can’t believe the opponents pushed for a disqualification…. That’s shameful.
Kato didnt mean it. She also directly apologize to the ball girl. This is really ridiculous, 1000% shameful to the opponent & umpire!
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
What a shameful decision! Feel sorry for Kato and Sutjiadi.
Um dos maiores exageros que eu já vir no esporte, eliminar uma atleta por causa disso, claramente ela não teve a menor intenção de fazer isso. Um absurdo!
The judge and the opponent are completely disgrace
That girls reaction to getting tapped by a tennis ball is exactly what wrong with this generation. She was hit by a lob tennis ball and acted like she just survived a 90mph rollover.
The saddest part is, no adults were actually thinking about the well-being of the ball girl. She will be forever associated with this controversy. If everybody had helped her feel better on the spot, including Sorribes Tormo and Bouzkova instead of arguing for the disqualification, one day all this would have been a funny memory for her. Instead all the adults used her for their own gains.
Позорницы. Надо выигрывать на корте, а не выпрашивать дисквалификации
Ridícula descalificación, claramente ella pasó la pelota para que la agarrasen y la ball girl no estaba atenta y ocurrió el accidente, vergonzoso realmente .
This should be the most ridiculous disqualification ever 🤦♂️
It’s ridiculous how the ball girl cried and even worse for a disqualification
Shame on opponents and officials.
Malos Jueces…!!!!…Solo fue un accidente. Malos oponentes queriendo ganar por secretaria!!!….y para terminar La niña llora como si la hubieran atropellado. TODO MAL !!!!😡
Sério isso? A bola nem bateu no peito da garota e sim nas costas. Mas é ridículo a dupla serem desclassificadas por isso. E ainda mais ridículo a dupla adversária pedir a desclassificação de suas oponentes.
Oh, bravo! The whole incident truly deserves an award for its remarkable display of a complete absence of integrity.
The organiser needs to apologize for making such injustice decision.
If a ball kid is this much vulnerable and gets emotional at the slightest touch of a ball then they should never have been on the court in the first place….this is unbelievable and unacceptable……There was nothing wrong on the player’s side…totally drama Kid
日本でニュースになってたから気になって動画観たけど、自分もテニスを長い事やってたし全日本選手権でボールボーイしたことあるからある程度わかるけど、この行為が一発失格なんてありえないし、相手選手がチェアアンパイアが下した警告に対して、失格にしろ！なんて抗議するのもそれを受けて判定が覆ったのも初めて観たわ。一体なんの冗談だ？
This is the most shameful and disgraceful decision ever made in Tennis. She just passed the ball towards the direction of ball girl to help, and it was purely accidental and worst past were the opponents who are a a shame. My thoughts for the disqualified players, who did no wrong.
It’s clear that it wasn’t intentional, and it’s a story that ends with a word of apology. Shame on the Spanish pair who have no dignity. The organizers who made this decision should be stripped of all eligibility.
Feel sorry for the ball girl and the disqualified players
Shame on the opponents smirking at the disqualified players.
This is ridiculous. Shame on opposing players and the judges.
The disqualification is a robbery…. It is really shameful for the umpire and both Bouzkova and Tormo… Wishing Kato and Sutjiadi all the best in their future career.
Una vergüenza, por parte de la organización, por parte de la cristalito de la ball girl y por las rivales pidiendo la descalificación de sus rivales por lo que claramente fue un accidente fruto de la casualidad y no de un arrebato de ira. Increíble
Shame on the Tormo & Bouzkova. The world knows how poor sportsmanship they are.
The rivals were shameless. Disgusting.
El poder de las lagrimas de una chica es infinito…especialmente ante un hombre….y las chicas tenistas lo saben.
The umpire actually claims that disqualification is justified if you hit someone with a ball… and they are ‘injured’. No way did that gentle tap on the shoulder from the ball ‘injure’ that girl. Absolutely ridiculous and a disgraceful response from the officials and the opposing team. The pathetic over-reaction from that ball girl clearly did not help matters and simply shows that she should never have been on court in the first place. Utterly disgusted by it all.
No wonder there were so many empty seats during the whole tournament. The management of Roland Garros should apologize to the players and the whole world. Is this what a Grand Slam tournament should look like? Disgusting and disgraceful.
Absolutely ridiculous and shameful, for the opponents, the officials, and the incompetent ball girl. One of the worst calls I’ve seen in any sport ever.
Disgusting, there was no malice or intent on what she did. The rules state “shall not violently, dangerously or with anger hit, kick or throw a tennis ball” and that clearly did not happen here. It’s absolutely disgraceful that a judge can be so heavily influenced by players.
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 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.
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
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 was paying attention. Kato should not in my opinion have been disqualified.
Me averguenzo de vivir en una era en donde los niveles de ridiculez llegan al máximo. Ninguna de las jugadoras cometió ninguna falta. Simplemente pasaron la pelota, que accidentalmente golpeó con una niña, a la que fueron a pedirles disculpas, como puede ocurrir en cualquier partido de tenis u otra deporte. El juez, debe ser sancionado y el partido volver a jugarse. El mundo está absolutamente loco.
Al enterarme de la noticia pensé: OK… la jugadora se enojó y pegó con saña a la pelota. Pero no… simplemente, pasó la pelota, y golpeó a la ballgirl. Oh My Gosh. Realmente vergüenza ajena.
Acabo de sufrir un atropello terrible en el aeropuerto de París que me desmantelaron mi carry-on al pasar por seguridad, por tener una cámara de fotos. Rompieron el lente de mi cámara valuado en más de 2.500 dólares y jamás recibí siquiera una disculpa.
Me parece que Francia está con algunos problemitas en sus cabecitas.
It’s too scary that an object that will be immediately disqualified is wandering around the court.
Great news that those two disgraceful women lost in next round. Well deserved.
This is a complete defeat for the organizers of Roland Garros. To put an emotionally unstable person who is obviously not capable of performing that function as a ball collector; then the judges who do not see the absurdity of the situation and react by supporting the stupidity and emotional immaturity of the ball collector; then the unsportsmanlike tennis players of the opposing team who think it is perfectly normal to ask for a penalty for the opposing team of tennis players and at the same time act as if it is normal to try to steal the victory. The match should be suspended until the decision is changed, which must be, the referee’s disqualification due to a disastrous decision, the opposition team’s disqualification and fine, and the placement of the disqualified team in the next round. As things stand now, the Japanese tennis player will be permanently scared.
이것으로 실격처리라니… 믿을 수가 없군. 경고정도면 충분할텐데..
抗議した相手の悪行は永遠に皆の記憶に残り決して消え去る事はないだろう。
ボールガールもこの程度で泣いてしまうのなら今後一切やらないほうがよい
迷惑なだけだ
CONGRATULATIONS MIYU KATO just won ROLAND GARROS in Mixed 🏆 Deserving applause after all this drama, Justice is served
こんな事で失格にされるならもう子供置くのやめろよって思った
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.
I watched the video again and again. Kato was passing the ball to the ball girl whose job was to catch the ball. However, instead of catching it, the ball girl dodged the ball and got hit on the shoulder. She was not crying because it hurt (the ball wasn’t hit hard and it was hit from a distance), but because she failed her job as a ball girl and made a fool of herself!
Shame on the opponents who begged for disqualification to get a cheap win and shame on the umpire who made the worst decision of the centry!
This is pathetic on so many levels. From the ball girl not paying attention (or even being out there for that matter), to the opponents begging the ump for a DQ after he gave a warning, to the decision of the umpire to change his call because the girl was crying, and this happening at a tournament as big as the French Open.
As a former ball boy, even after a point, you need to be aware of balls being exchanged/ moving around the court. Plus, this is a grand slam tournament, she could have and should have been able to catch that ball out of the air. She wasn’t doing her job.
This is absolute injustice and pure nonsense! They don’t deserve disqualification for this. 😡