Yulia Putintseva, a Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player, has issued an apology after she went viral for giving a ball girl the cold shoulder at the U.S. Open this weekend. “I want to ...
The server grabbed the ball and then hit it underhand, over the net, to the ball girl on the other side ... answers are based on the ITF Rules of Tennis and USTA's The Code.
A Japanese tennis player has lodged an appeal with the Grand Slam tournament organizer after she was disqualified at the French Open for accidentally hitting a ball that struck a ball girl.
With Putintseva a set and 4-2 down, the girl attempted to throw balls towards her before she took serve. But the Russia-born player from Kazakhstan made no attempt to catch or pick them up ...
Iga Swiatek said it was not her intention to launch a ball in the direction of a ball boy at her last tournament but expressed her dismay over the "harsh judgements" she received.