"They disqualify Djokovic but Begu and Kyrgios can hit rackets into crowd and make children cry" - Tennis fans react as Irina-Camelia Begu escapes DQ at French Open
Irina-Camelia Begu escaped being disqualified from the 2022 French Open after a racquet she threw in frustration hit a child who was situated in the crowd. The Romanian player's racquet ricocheted off her chair and hit the kid right in the face, much to the shock of his parents and other spectators in attendance.
The incident occurred during Begu's second-round match against Ekaterina Alexandrova after the Romanian's serve was broken in the deciding set.
Instances of players losing their cool, throwing around a piece of equipment, and putting others in harm's way, albeit unintentionally, have been on the rise of late.
Begu's incident also brought back memories of Novak Djokovic's disqualification from the 2020 US Open after a ball he smashed in anger hit a lineswoman in the throat. Tennis fans on social media questioned why Begu escaped scot-free and was not punished in the same way as Djokovic.
Irina-Camelia Begu just bounced her racket into the crowd, supervisor has been called. https://t.co/EiIBNDAH2I
"They disqualify Djokovic for unintentionally bouncing a ball into a lines judge but Begu and Kyrgios can hit rackets into the crowd and make children cry? Also don’t forget Rublev. Rules only apply to Djokovic," one fan wrote.
Tennis is so corrupt. I don’t even know what to say at this point. They disqualify Djokovic for unintentionally bouncing a ball into a lines judge but Begu and Kyrgios can hit rackets into the crowd and make children cry? Also don’t forget rublev. Rules only apply to Djokovic 🤡 twitter.com/damiankust/sta…
Begu just bounced her racket on the floor in frustration & unfortunately it bounced into the crowd, no intent meant & she's been given a warning!!
Djokovic US Open flicks a ball behind him & no intent meant it hits a lines woman & he's disqualified!!
The double standards!! twitter.com/damiankust/sta…
"When Djoko's ball grazed the line judge. We made it a matter of States... disqualification, trauma, media relentlessness, judgment of other players," another fan said (translated).
PPTTDDRRR quand la balle de Djoko a frôlé la juge de ligne. On en a fait une affaire d'Etats... disqualification, traumatisme, acharnement médiatique, jugement des autres joueurs... bref twitter.com/Eurosport_FR/s…
Irina Begu in anger threw her racket and it ended up in the stands hitting a small child at @rolandgarros . She was NOT defaulted.
A reminder that Novak Djokovic was immediately defaulted from the 2020 @usopen for doing this.
But Tennis is fair and equal to all players right? twitter.com/mywildlove1/st…
The chair umpire and Begu were quick to check upon the kid who was in tears, after which the umpire called the tournament supervisor to make a decision. A disqualification seemed the likely outcome, but Begu ended up getting only a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Begu just threw her racket into the stands and almost hit a kid, who ended up crying. Match stopped, supervisor called but she escaped from the default. Alexandrova pissed, crowd booing. Scenes. https://t.co/5tcKDYW1yn
Other fans pointed out that Begu's lack of intent to cause hurt should not be a reason for her to get away with such behavior.
Folks, why are we still allowing this?
Begu didn’t throw the racquet especially hard but the consequences of her action shouldn’t be shrugged off by officials.
#RolandGarros twitter.com/ellaling23/sta…
"The cases of Begu and Zverev (Acapulco) are incomparable; obvious. This does not mean that the player does not have to measure the risk involved in throwing the racket. Begu had no intention of scaring a boy. Nor did Brooksby hit a ball runner in Miami, but they are dangerous actions," said another tweet (translated).
@FlaviaRebottaro Los casos de Begu y Zverev (Acapulco) son incomparables; obvio. Eso no quita que el jugador/a deba medir el riesgo que significa lanzar la raqueta. Begu no tuvo intención de asustar a un chico. Tampoco Brooksby de pegarle a un alcazapelotas en Miami, pero son acciones peligrosas.
Andrey Rublev was involved in a similar incident a few days ago at the French Open. After losing the opening set, the Russian player hit a ball hard in anger which almost struck a court attendant in the head.
Alexander Zverev and Nick Kyrgios also made headlines for violent outbursts in recent months.
What Djokovic did… bad. DQ was deserved
What Begu and Rublev and anyone who throws anything and hits someone (or almost)… bad. DQ
There should be punishment for recklessness AND for disrespecting umpires because players see no consequences and think it’s okay to keep doing it.
The @usopen set a new precedent that players would be defaulted even if they accidentally hit the ball into the stands or at an official. The issue is that precedent was only for Djokovic.
We've seen Zverev, Kyrgios, Rublev, Pliskova and now Begu do MUCH worse and not defaulted.
Irina-Camelia Begu put the incident behind her and advanced to the third round
The match continued much to Alexandrova's dissatisfaction and tensions flared after the Romanian broke the Russian right after the incident. This time, Alexandrova threw the ball away in anger, getting a code violation from the umpire.
Begu won six out of the last eight games of the match to seal a 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-4 victory and advance to the third round. After the match ended, she reached out to the injured kid and spent some time checking up on him.
Begu had a nice touch with the kid in the end.
She will face Jeanjean on Saturday, very open little section of the draw. twitter.com/mysugarpova/st…
Irina-Camelia Begu will face in-form Frenchwoman Leolia Jeanjean, who defeated eighth seed Karolina Pliskova, in the next round.
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