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Miyu Kato, who was disqualified from the women's doubles at the French Open for accidentally hitting a ball girl, became a champion on Thursday in the mixed doubles with her partner Tim Puetz. Kato thanked the players for their support and hoped for a positive result in her appeal to reclaim her prize money, points, and reputation.
Miyu Kato, who was disqualified from the French Open doubles event for hitting a ball girl with a ball, struggled to answer questions about the incident in an emotional press conference. Kato's partner, Tim Puetz, said there was no intent to hurt the ball girl and that the decision to disqualify was difficult. Kato later apologized on Twitter and reached the mixed doubles semifinals with Puetz. The grand slam rule book states that players cannot violently or dangerously hit a ball within the tournament site, and a player who is defaulted loses all ranking points and prize money earned at the tournament.
Tennis great Tim Henman commented on the disqualification of Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi from the women's doubles tournament at the French Open after Kato accidentally hit a ball girl with a tennis ball. Henman, who was disqualified from the men's doubles at Wimbledon in 1995 for inadvertently hitting a ball girl, called the incident "careless" and emphasized the importance of taking responsibility when hitting the ball around the court. The incident resulted in Kato and Sutjiadi's disqualification and an end to the match, with Marie Bouzkova and Sara Sorribes Tormo advancing to the fourth round.
A French Open doubles team, Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi, was disqualified after Kato hit a ballgirl near her head while swatting a ball off the court. The incident occurred between points, and despite Kato's apology, the umpire issued a warning and eventually disqualified the team. The opposing team, Marie Bouzkova and Sara Sorribes Tormo, were shaken up by the incident but went on to win the match. This incident is reminiscent of Novak Djokovic's disqualification from the 2020 U.S. Open for hitting a lineswoman with a ball.
Sloane Stephens lost to Aryna Sabalenka in a hard-fought match, while doubles team Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi were disqualified for hitting a ball girl. Novak Djokovic broke a tie with Rafael Nadal to reach the French Open quarterfinals for the 14th consecutive year, while Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Elina Svitolina caused notable upsets. On Day 9, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek, Ons Jabeur, and Beatriz Haddad Maia are among the players to watch.
Sloane Stephens lost to Aryna Sabalenka in a hard-fought match, while doubles team Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi were disqualified for hitting a ball girl. Novak Djokovic broke a tie with Rafael Nadal to reach the French Open quarterfinals for the 14th consecutive year, while Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Elina Svitolina caused notable upsets. On Day 9, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek, Ons Jabeur, and Beatriz Haddad Maia are among the players to watch.
Sloane Stephens lost to Aryna Sabalenka in a hard-fought match, while doubles team Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi were disqualified for hitting a ball girl. Novak Djokovic broke the record for most solo French Open quarterfinals appearances by a man with 17, and is now tied with Rafael Nadal for most Grand Slam singles championships at 22. Unseeded Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Ukraine's Elina Svitolina caused notable upsets, while No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz and Greece's No. 5 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the quarterfinals.
Doubles pair Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi were disqualified from the French Open after a ball hit a ball girl during their match. Kato innocuously hit the ball to the back of the court after a point, but it hit the ball girl's head. The pair were leading 3-1 in the second set of their third-round match. The decision was met with jeers and boos from the crowd.
Doubles players Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi were forced to forfeit their third-round match at the French Open after Kato accidentally hit a ball girl in the neck with a ball. The incident occurred during the second set, and Kato was initially issued a warning by the chair umpire before being disqualified later. Bouzkova and Sorribes Tormo advanced to the quarterfinals with Sunday’s win.
Miyu Kato, a doubles player at the French Open, accidentally hit a ball girl in the neck with a ball, leading to her disqualification from the match. Despite receiving only a warning at first, Kato and her partner were forced to forfeit the match after tournament officials investigated the incident. The opposing team, Marie Bouzkova and Sara Sorribes Tormo, will advance to the quarterfinals.
Miyu Kato, a doubles player at the French Open, accidentally hit a ball girl in the neck with a ball, leading to her disqualification from the match. Despite receiving only a warning at first, Kato and her partner were forced to forfeit the match after tournament officials investigated the incident. The opposing team, Marie Bouzkova and Sara Sorribes Tormo, will advance to the quarterfinals.
Doubles team Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi were disqualified from the French Open after Kato's errant hit struck a ball girl during their women's doubles third-round match. The incident occurred when Kato hit the ball to the opposite end of the court between points, hitting the ball girl and leaving her in distress. Despite the umpire giving Kato a warning, their opponents asked for their disqualification, leading to the end of the match.