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Roland-Garros: "It's an unfortunate case, an accident that was not intentional," justifies the referee after the exclusion of Miyu Kato

2023-06-05T17:22:40.961Z

Highlights: Japanese player Miyu Kato and her partner Aldila Sutjiadi were disqualified from the women's doubles draw at Roland-Garros on Sunday. The pair were disqualified for an unintentional ball throw that ended up in the head of a young ball collector bursting into tears in the process. The decision of the tournament took several minutes to fall after intervention on the court of Rémy Azémar, the referee. Several players, including Alizé Cornet, have given their support to Kato.


Referee Rémy Azémar, who disqualified the pair Miyu Kato-Aldila Sutjiadi on Sunday after throwing a ball at a collector, explained a decision that is debated at Roland-Garros.


On Sunday, Japanese player Miyu Kato and her partner Aldila Sutjiadi were disqualified from the women's doubles draw for an unintentional ball throw that ended up in the head of a young ball collector bursting into tears in the process.

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The decision of the tournament which took several minutes to fall after intervention on the court of Rémy Azémar, the referee, has spilled a lot of ink. Especially since the player, who apologized for her gesture to the ball collector, then on social networks, had, like her partner, had to return her prize money (21,500 euros). She had left the court in tears after this unfortunate incident.

Several players, including Alizé Cornet, have given their support to Miyu Kato. "It's unfair, it's a bad decision. I hope the tournament will give him his money back. The opposite would be crazy. It shouldn't have happened. Yesterday (Sunday), we reached a peak of injustice. Especially Kato!...

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Source: lefigaro

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