Japanese tennis player Kato Miyu has claimed the mixed doubles title at the French Open. The win comes just days after she was controversially disqualified from the women’s doubles.
Kato and her German partner Tim Puetz defeated Bianca Andreescu of Canada and Michael Venus of New Zealand by 4-6, 6-4, 10-6.
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Kato displayed joy over her win after her default in the women’s doubles that occurred when she hit a ball girl with a shot that she says was unintentional.
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Japan Today – Jun 07
French Open tennis player Miyu Kato forfeited all of her 21,500 euros (about $23,000) in prize money and rankings points from women’s doubles because she accidentally hit a ball girl in the neck with a ball after a point during a match, but she is allowed to keep participating in mixed doubles.
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