Japan’s Miyu Kato and Indonesia’s Aldila Sutjiadi have been disqualified from the French Open after Kato struck a ball down the court docket between factors, hitting a ball lady, throughout their ladies’s doubles third-round match on Sunday.
Umpire Alexandre Juge gave Kato a warning earlier than Czech Marie Bouzkova and Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo, on the opposite facet of the online, requested for his or her opponents to be disqualified.
“No, no, let me clarify to you. She (Kato) didn’t do it on objective, she (the ball lady) didn’t get injured,” Juge mentioned.
Miyu Kato & Aldila Sutjiadi simply bought defaulted as Kato hit a ball lady by chance at 6-7(1), 3-1.
Ball lady is okay however bought scared & began crying. Kato went to test on her & apologize however nothing may very well be achieved — supervisor referred to as, default confirmed. pic.twitter.com/1mLA951AOc
— Gaspar Ribeiro Lança (@gasparlanca) June 4, 2023
“She didn’t do it on objective? She’s crying,” Sorribes Tormo mentioned.
“And she or he has blood,” Bouzkova added, prompting the umpire to go to see the ball lady, who was sobbing.
After chatting with the lady, the umpire went again as much as his chair and introduced the tip of the match with the disqualification of Kato and Sutjiadi.
Bouzkova and Sorribes Tormo have been main 7-6(1) 1-3 on the time.