A French Open star who was disqualified from the women's doubles for hitting a ball girl has been crowned champion in the mixed doubles competition.
Miyu Kato was handed a default alongside partner Aldila Sutjiadi in their match against Marie Bouzkova and Sara Sorribes Tormo on Sunday. Bouzkova and Sorribes Tormo had edged the first set of the third round match 7-6 when the incident happened.
With Kato and Sutjiadi 3-1 up in the second set, Kato carelessly hit the ball over the net during a break in play. But the ball hit a ball girl who was standing at the back of the court and she was left in tears after being hit.
