Tennis star Miyu Kato was disqualified from women's doubles after accidentally hitting a ball girl in the neck, but she was allowed to keep playing in mixed doubles. She won it all.
as Kato hit a tennis ball off the court and it struck the neck of a ball girl who wasn’t paying attention. Kato’s decision to hit the ball came after a point was scored on her and Sutjiadi.FRENCH OPEN DOUBLES PLAYERS FORCED TO FORFEIT MATCH AFTER ACCIDENTALLY HITTING BALL GIRL IN NECK
Miyu Kato of Japan and Tim Puetz of Germany kiss the trophy after winning the mixed doubles final during the French Open at Roland Garros on June 8, 2023, in Paris. Kato was docked 21,500 euros in prize money as well as rankings points from women’s doubles following the incident. However, competing in other events at the French Open was allowed, and she made the best of it.
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