Overview

• Xavier Malisse paused play at deuce to invite a courtside ball girl into the Men’s Invitational Doubles rally.
• The ball girl held her own with Marco Baghdatis before executing a winning lob over Malisse that landed inside the baseline.
• The AI line judge controversially ruled one of her returns out despite the rally continuing under the umpire’s lighthearted oversight.
• The umpire declared “advantage, ball girl” with a laugh; Malisse then quipped she would earn £100 if she hit Hewitt.
• Malisse and Baghdatis reclaimed the point to capture the game plus the break, extending their narrow lead in the ongoing exhibition match.