A 15-year-old women’s singles competitor at Wimbledon learned a valuable lesson during play on Monday. Ida Wobker, from Germany, was disqualified from the Wimbledon junior tournament after throwing her racket on the ground, which bounced into the stands.
Incident Details
The incident occurred during the second set of the first round match between Wobker and her opponent on Saturday. Maria Valentina Pop, of Romania, had dominated the first set, 6-0, and with things deadlocked in the second set at 5-5, Wobker hit a backhanded shot out of bounds. Showing clear frustration for the error, Wobker threw her racket, and though she might not have intended to do so, it flew into the stands.
Wobker was quick to go over and apologize for her grave mistake, but officials paused the match and deliberated over the punishment. In the end, Wobker was given a code violation for her behavior on the grass, and Pop was rewarded the automatic bid into the next round of the women’s junior singles tournament.
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