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Tennis player’s tantrum leaves young spectator in tears

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2 years ago

June 23, 2022

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Romanian tennis player Irina-Camelia Begu bounced her racquet into the crowd narrowly missing a child who was brought to tears

The world number 63 crashed her racquet into the court after losing serve in the third set of her French Open contest.

The racquet flew off the court landing in the crowd, scaring a young child who broke out into audible sobs.

Irina-Camelia Begu just bounced her racket into the crowd, supervisor has been called. pic.twitter.com/EiIBNDAH2I
— Damian Kust (@damiankust) May 26, 2022

Officials halted the match and handed Begu a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Begu eventually went on to win the match, defeating katerina Alexandrova 6-4 in the decisive third set.

The incident has raised eyebrows in the tennis community, with many believing she should have been disqualified for the act, and is being compared to an incident that saw Novak Djokovic disqualified from the 2020 U.S Open for striking a ball at a line judge.

Seeing the Begu incident & Rublev incident from the other day, tennis officials really need to step up their game. I think both should have been defaults. We MUST start making players accountable for stupid decisions & those were both stupid decision & could have been a lot worse
— Rennae Stubbs OLY (@rennaestubbs) May 26, 2022

A contrite Begu comforted the young boy and posed for photos with him following the contest.

She expressed regret for the incident saying “It’s an embarrassing moment for me, so I don’t want to talk too much about it. I just want to apologise,”

“My whole career, I didn’t do something like this, and I feel really bad and sorry. So I’m just going to say again: sorry for the incident.”

Bryan Hoadley contributed to this post

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European elections loom: the rise of the far-right

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May 15, 2024

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What can we expect from the upcoming European elections?

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Next month’s EU elections are looming, with the far-right gaining traction. In this episode, Natanael is joined by Professor Bruce Wilson, Director of EU Centre of Excellence at RMIT University. #EURO BLOCH

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Will the U.S. approve MDMA therapy?

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Some medical professionals say it can be helpful for people with post-traumatic stress disorder — which is why a group has been fighting to get MDMA legalized as a prescription drug.

Currently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing an application to use MDMA to treat PTSD. The agency is expected to announce its ruling as soon as August.

Anna Silman, a features correspondent with Business Insider joins Veronica Dudo to discuss. #IN AMERICA TODAY #trending #drugs #MDMA #MDMATherapy #business #pharmaceutical

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Apple responds to crushing iPad Pro criticism

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24 hours ago

May 14, 2024

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Apple issued an apology following backlash over a recent advertisement for the latest iPad Pro.

On this episode of Ahron & Mike Live – Painted Panda dogs confuse zoo goers, luxury Police cars cruise the roads, Siri meets up with ChatGpt and Apple’s “Crush” iPad ad faces overwhelming backlash.

Ticker’s Ahron Young & Mike Loder discuss. #featured #trending