Bosnian tennis ace Damir Dzumhur during the third round of the French Open 2018 collided with the ball boy. He was playing with Alexander Zverev at Roland Garros. Damir ran over a ball boy as they both ran to catch a stay ball in midfield.
The boy collided with Damir and little one lay low. The Bosnian player rushed to check if he was okay. The officials then escorted him to the side stand and took care of his for the rest of the game. Just when the official were escorting him, Damir embraced him. The video went viral on social media. Check out the clip below.
It was an accident waiting to happen, but men's 26th seed Damir Dzumhur quickly embraced the ballboy. There's 30 minutes to go until our day 6 #FrenchOpen coverage. Live stream via @SBSSport & @SBSOnDemand from 10pm(AEST) or watch on @SBS from 10:30pm(AEST) #SBSTennis #FrenchOpen pic.twitter.com/ehS1bzY0Zb
— SBS Sport (@SBSSport) June 1, 2018
Damir who lose against Alexander Zverev by 6-2 3-6 4-6 7-6 (7-3) 7-5, took to Twitter and thanked his team. He also apologized to the ball boy for collision. “Thank you @rolandgarros & the #Chatrier crowd, thank you to the great people at home for my support. Thank to my team. Good luck to #Zverev And also sorry to my new friend but I’m glad you’re okay 👌🏽 🙏🏽❤️ #BallBoyBuddy.”
Thank you @rolandgarros & the #Chatrier crowd, thank you to the great people at home for my support. Thank to my team. Good luck to #Zverev
And also sorry to my new friend but I’m glad you’re okay 👌🏽 🙏🏽❤️ #BallBoyBuddy pic.twitter.com/D868vS7ZGY
— Damir Dzumhur (@DzumhurDamir) June 1, 2018
After winning the match, Zverev said, “It was a very tight match. It’s normal there were a lot of nerves involved. In that moment, it’s all about finding a way. Even if you’re not playing your best, it’s all about finding a way to win and finding the right solution to the right moment. I’m trying to win matches. If it takes me three sets, great. If it takes me five sets, that’s also great.”
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