Taylor Fritz moved one step closer to claiming the singles title at the Monte-Carlo Masters on Thursday, but not before his win over Sebastian Korda was disrupted by some unexpected drama.
That was after a ball girl fainted in the Monaco sun while she was tending to Korda, who fell to his American countryman in straight sets. Fritz emerged a 7-6 (4), 7-5 victor to reach the quarter-finals in Monte Carlo for the first time in his career.
Serving as evidence to the gruelling conditions those around the court must bear as well as the players, the ball girl in question collapsed towards the end of the match. Medics at Monte Carlo Country Club ran to attend, but the girl was thankfully strong enough to walk off the court herself a few minutes later.
