French Open: Fans boo as Nicolas Jarry gets floored by ball kid during match at Roland-Garros
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Published 27/05/2024 at 12:18 GMT
Occasionally, players and ball kids collide due to the fact that they are all charging around the court in different directions, but it is very rare to see a competitor get totally floored. That was exactly what happened to Nicolas Jarry in a very strange moment during his French Open first-round match as he came off worse from an accidental clash with a ball kid after a key point.
Bizarre moment Jarry gets floored by ball kid during match
Nicolas Jarry got totally floored by a ball kid in what was a very strange and accidental collision during his first-round match against France's Corentin Moutet at the French Open.
The match, which was played in front of a boisterous home crowd on Court Simonne-Mathieu, eventually went Moutet's way as he clinched a 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-0 victory to seal his progression through to the next round - much to the delight of the fans in Paris.
Amid the raucous cheering and booing, there was some electrifying tennis with dramatic rallies, a few controversies and entertaining shots.
The most memorable incident was perhaps the moment Jarry clashed with a ball kid after Moutet missed the line with an ambitious lob when serving at 5-1 up in the second set.
Jarry, the 16th seed at Roland-Garros, was walking over to retrieve his towel at the side of the court when he collided with the ball kid.
The contact was in itself surprising, but the way the Chilean hit the deck as a result of the knock was even more so. Indeed, he looked in pain as he eventually got back to his feet with his shirt and shorts covered in red dirt.
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Nicolas Jarry v Corentin Moutet - Roland-Garros highlights
The less-than-sympathetic French fans proceeded to boo him as he took his time to dust himself down and used his water bottle to clean his dirty hands.
Play did eventually resume, and thankfully, Jarry was not injured as he was able to proceed - albeit he could not deny Moutet and the home supporters as he saw his campaign come to an abrupt end.
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