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I should've watched "Failure" and "Obbyte" for ball boy... The chaotic Australian Open tennis court "All-stop the game at the sound of woo-wow."

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Park Jaeho

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Stefanos Tsitsipas, center, looks seriously at the vomiting ball kids. /Picture = More finish
Stefanos Tsitsipas, center, looks seriously at the vomiting ball kids. /Picture = More finish

During the Australian Open tennis tournament, an unexpected situation occurred in which the Volkids vomited on the court.

According to the British 'The Sun' on the 20th (local time), the incident occurred during the men's singles match between Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) and Shintaro Mochizuki (Japan). It was around the beginning of the third set, which Tsitsipas welcomed after losing the first set 4-6 and bringing the second set 6-3.

During the game, a ball-kids standing behind the court suddenly complained of abnormal physical conditions and vomited. When vomit was confirmed on the court, the referee immediately stopped the game. Tsitsipas and Mochizuki had to return to their respective benches and stand by while medics were deployed to treat the Volkids and repair the court.

The broadcasting company, which was broadcasting live, was also embarrassed. TNT Sports in the U.K. switched broadcasting by hurriedly turning the screen to another place instead of the naked scene while Ball Kids was receiving treatment.

Stefanos Tsitsipas. /AFPBBNews=News1
Stefanos Tsitsipas. /AFPBBNews=News1

The local commentators, who could not immediately grasp the situation at the time, said, "The game is being delayed. I think I'll have to wait until the situation is sorted out, he said. "My God, everything happens. What happened?" he said, expressing confusion. The game resumed after a delay of about eight minutes.

This is not the first time that the Australian Open has been delayed. On the same day, in the match between Naomi Osaka and Antonia Governor at Rod Laver Arena, a technical fault occurred in the court lighting, causing a setback in the game.

Ball Kids' health problems have also been repeated. According to the media, there was an accident earlier this week in which a baller who was standing next to the referee's chair fainted and collapsed during the match between Janeep Sonmez and Ekaterina Alexandrova. At that time, Son Mez rushed to look at the player, and Bolgirl, who was conscious, left the stadium with the help of medical staff. At that time, the game was delayed for six minutes.

Shintaro Mochizuki (left) and Stefanos Tsitsipas. /AFPBBNews=News1
Shintaro Mochizuki (left) and Stefanos Tsitsipas. /AFPBBNews=News1

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