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Doubles Team Disqualified After Player Accidentally Hits Ball Girl With Tennis Ball

  • Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi were playing in the third round of the French Open women's doubles tournament.
  • During a break in play, Kato hit a ball down the court that inadvertently struck a ball girl.
  • The umpire initially gave Kato a warning, but after the ball girl was left crying and bleeding, the umpire defaulted Kato and Sutjiadi.
  • Their opponents, Marie Bouzkova and Sara Sorribes Tormo, advanced to the quarterfinals.
  • The incident drew comparisons to when Tim Henman was disqualified from Wimbledon in 1995 for hitting a ball girl with a tennis ball.
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