Ostapenko throws her racket at a ballboy

Explanation of the drama: thetennisisland.com/2016/01/06...
Full match: • Video

[@2011blueman]

The throw was intentional, but I don't think it was intentional to hit the ball boy.

[@jyaj007]

the ball is to far to get to.. the racket throw was intentional

[@vanessaruiz4705]

Yeah, thats my guess. And I think the other player should let the umpire decide.

[@wadoryugirl4219]

it doesn't matter if she didnt mean to hit the ballboy she intentionally threw the rachet therefore should of been disqualified.

[@klatewilson5170]

The empire lol

[@q0056]

So if I get a gun and fire it in to a crowd of people but not aiming for anyone should I be punished? I wasn't intentionally trying to hit anyone.

[@AnoopKumar-hz4uk]

She doesn't care if the ballboy is ok, but instead she wants a point penalty smh...

[@DBZ-Mousa]

+Anoop Kumar She didn't want a point penalty. She wanted the opponent to lose the entire match!

[@iloveyouforeve0213]

+Anoop Kumar Exactly my thoughts! She put up more of a stink about it than the ballboy did! She couldn't give two shits about if the ballboy was ok. She wanted an easy win and that's pathetic.

[@jimb8695]

+Anoop Kumar She's just a big drama queen. I mean she almost cried on the court. WTF!!!

[@rbfortheloveoftennisandlif144]

+Anoop Kumar So true>>>>

[@munatsimatipano9282]

Ball kids aren't allowed to say she threw it at the unless it is obvious because it will look bad

[@johnfromtennessee2651]

How you manage to come out the worst in a situation where the other person could have harmed someone speaks volumes of your character.

[@micheleh5269]

Came out worst?? She won. I don't even watch tennis anymore or know either one of these

[@H.K.5]

@@micheleh5269 That’s obviously not what he means smh

[@canesantrac4509]

fact!

[@RobertSantos-rw8dy]

Tell that to the Chinese player the other day.

[@emmanuelhoule8070]

People get hit 15x worst in sports allll the time , dont be a lil sissy.

[@tolykozin]

She should be disqualified for interfering with the umpire's decision. Poor sportsmanship!

[@CHEUKYINY]

I don't think Broady really cared about the ball boy... looks to me like she was trying to profit off a mistake made by Ostapenko and win a match against a better player using tricks.

[@CombustingRatsEH]

so true :')

[@johna7450]

Exactly!

[@dandecastro51]

Completely wrong. She wanted the right call to be made. The shock it wasn't, caused her to lose control and forget she isn't the judge. It was all emotions. Not tactics.

[@youtuber6185]

Tayden I bet she was spoiled as a child. Did you see her rubbing it in her face at the end of the match. Poor sportsmanlike conduct by both of them. Millennials...

[@evelyn1029]

Ya I feel the same

[@uvasad4099]

Broady must’ve been the kind of girl that says she wasn’t ready when she loses in any game.

[@chadcunningham9240]

Lau Va 😁😁😁👍👍

[@tristan7844]

Yupp

[@Samir-dy6le]

Doesn't matter if the racket throw was intentional or not, Brody does not care about what happens. She was emotional and just wanted anything she can get to win the match. Ostapenko gave her the two points she needed so she can celebrate a very rare win.

[@jamesc8709]

Who cares it's an accident. He's a boy , he's fine.

[@jamesc8709]

Boys don't need to be made sure we're ok from mama

[@apocalypticweasel9078]

@@jamesc8709 rules are rules simple as she should have been disqualified otherwise you open the gate for every player to claim it was an accident when they throw their racket or hit the ball in aggression in someones direction

[@timmyb8694]

​@@jamesc8709eat shyt

[@timmyb8694]

​@@jamesc8709seriously..eat shyt

[@AllenHanPR]

You know your career is insignificant when this is the first time people have heard of you. From a racket incident.

[@teseu1763]

Yeah, its the first time I hear about ostapenko

[@Konformation07]

​@@teseu1763This is the first time I've heard of Broady.

[@user-rr3ce9vn9m]

​@@teseu1763she won the French open.........tf yall talking about

[@estebangutierrez1458]

First time I heard about John McEnroe was cuz of his gross unprofessionalism. And he's a legend lmao

[@cutypetuty]

why did I watch this.

[@jonmobrien]

for the purple mini mini mini mini skirt

[@yuda8518]

+Jonathan O'Brien true

[@ivanttosuckyourblood]

cat scratch fever

[@myhybrid09]

lol, me too. No; not the purple skirt; the black skirt :)

[@Vladpryde]

I'm a simple man.....I see hot women in tiny skirts with nipples poking out, I click.

[@kagancetin2065]

Today, Ostapenko is 37th in WTA ranking, Broady is 330th... attitude says it all...disgraceful really

[@brickswisher7672]

Thanks i wouldnt have looked that up. I feel redeemed. Broady was clearly the disgraceful one.

[@arung7205]

Short term gain long term loss. You can def see her attitude won’t make her a champ. She’s the nick kygrios of female tennis

[@damnwhocares740]

@@arung7205 nick is far far super talented than her ...do charity works and have a tennis foundation...its just his mental temper things those leads him to shitty path.

[@kagancetin2065]

D. R. It really has been a long time but, the attitude is very important. Your opponent has made a mistake but that reaction is disgraceful. That is what I wanted to point out . And also where you end up with the wrong competitiveness...

[@thespons076]

Kagan Çetin rankings dont say annything... throw a racket at a ballboy/girl in my club... auto DQ.....

[@kenturoni]

and years later we never heard this player broady again 🙏🏿

[@blackwarb]

look at all the dumb men complaining about broady. Toxic masculiity at it's best

[@GuadalupeGuacamole]

5:52 Broady went Karen-mode 😂

[@AussieDad79]

So concerned about the ball boy but never checked if he was ok.

[@ghostdance56]

I saw her check.

[@AussieDad79]

@@ghostdance56 Not the player in pink.

[@Wally-H]

The racquet hit the tarp first, that took the sting out of it, he was never going to be badly hurt.

[@beardan76]

It was obvious he was fine.

[@LKeet6]

It amuses me how many people are ranting that "she doesn't care about the ball boy." Where does she claim she cares about the ball boy?? There are rules about throwing your racket, smashing your racket, arguing with officials etc that ALL players are subject too. She's arguing that ostapenko has committed a racket infringement, that is really serious, because it ended up hitting a ball boy. Do I think she should have argued about it so much and got distracted and emotional about it? No, she shouldn't have. But all this straw man bullshit that she's supposedly "pretending to care" about the ball boy is nonsense.

[@RichardsWorld]

Would you really want to win because your opponent threw a racket? What a damn shame.

[@sa1ntl775]

She is british thats why.. all brits are greedy af and will do whatever it takes to win

[@daveolly9416]

Cheers for generalising mate, no true sportsman would want to win because of this but of course since she’s British she wants to because she’s greedy. What a tosser

[@sa1ntl775]

Exactly

[@Dave-rm1mb]

Dave Olly Just another idiot with an inferior complex over the British. ignore him

[@Dave-rm1mb]

She threw her racket at the ballboy so there's no denying that she should of been DQ. She didn't mean to hurt him but it's gross disrespect. That ballboy is just doing a job. He isn't being paid to be disrespected like that. That said, Broady made herself look bad by making such a big deal out of it. She should of left the decision to those responsible for making these decisions.

[@bryanh5684]

Broady was a disgrace here. What a cowardly way to try and win a match.

[@laurentlemorellec1522]

Djoko has been disqualified for less

[@Lillymill]

That's it. Djokovic should have used a racket.

[@hirendrall7215]

😂

[@aruljebin]

@@hirendrall7215 Nobody chocked and screamed here. That's the difference. That old lady exaggerated the scene. That's why he disqualified

[@josephjames7509]

😅 🤣

[@saiparayan4047]

@@aruljebin she should've given an audition for Hollywood , man she would do great

[@gosukrul]

nice one

[@rochstan123]

She's trying to get Ostapenko fired. She should get an Oscar for that performance.

[@fuegomyego]

I def know they are gonna have a movie in the works! Called the racket

[@eaglewinnings8003]

Fired from what exactly?

[@rochstan123]

@@eaglewinnings8003 Just a jokey term mate, don't read too much into it.

[@jjrmorenojm]

Did you see what happened to Djokovic? He unintentionally kicked a ball and accidentally hit the lines woman, gets defaulted. It didn't slip her hand, she threw it out of frustration. Accidentally hits a ball boy. She should have been defaulted.

[@totalimpact5725]

Yeah yeah look what happened with djokovici and he just hit a ball slowly that accidentaly hit the line refere... ostapenko is realy stupid if that raket hit the ballboy in the eye he can remain blind...

[@howdywes]

Djokovic didn't intentionally hit the linesperson at the US Open, but was disqualified. She should have been disqualified also.

[@andrewgoodman4367]

Different rules for men, we are held accountable

[@JamesSWLee]

What about actually going up to the ballboy and making sure he's okay and sincerely apologizing rather than doing that half-hearted hand gesture thing that tennis players love to do.

[@logboi8849]

Broady really wanted that default win man 😂 😂 she didn’t give a shit about the ball kid

[@michelemasini569]

The racket did not hit the ballboy, was cetainly close but the images show that It does not reach him. So it was very unfair and triky try to get a disqualification of her opponenent, like she did

[@pat3743]

Yes, she got emotional because she thought that was obvious that Ostapenko will be disqualified. It didn’t happen and that is why she almost cry 🤣

[@yomo1690]

@@michelemasini569 ostepenko is always looking to twist rules or complain to get an advantage so it was karma.

[@doct0rnic]

@@yomo1690 dont you mean Brody? She was the one arguing with the umpire

[@yomo1690]

@@doct0rnic I am saying that although Brody was the one moaning, Ostepenko is ALWAYS complaining and bending rules and shouting at umpires and taking unnecessary medical breaks to slow the action so the shoe was on the other foot.

[@LV_FUD80]

I'll take "People who win and still look like the loser in the end" for $500, Alex.

[@andruha1067]

Hahahaha

[@onlyhumanstillananimal6746]

That's great

[@meandabush701]

Who is Broady?

[@mikev2970]

MEAN DA BUSH she was the one wearing pink

[@1DuncanBell]

You win!

[@maxwang4]

This was officially the last time on tour that Ostapenko was the one being trolled.

[@OVRxNxOUT]

Wow, taking the low road so openly public & blatant w/o one bit of shame or embarrassment says so much about the true character of this immature little girl child. From how she was raised to what she thinks of others, this says A LoT ! - If she genuinely cared about the ball boy then she would have went & checked on the boy at least when the match was over but nope. It was all about her her her. *break an ankle B.*

[@joshuamontgomery2298]

I agree! Makes you wonder how she is in general off the court as well.

[@AntonVanDerSar]

how is it taking the low road? YOU'RE taking the low road by hoping she breaks her ankle. Grow up, little guy. This is professional sports, not mommy's backyard hand-holding session, feelings-circle, lets talk about our "trauma" and try to make everyone else pity us day on the swing set. Do you have any idea how much money is at stake here? Nobody gives a flying fuck about the ballboy. He was fine. Stop acting like he was mortally wounded.

[@philtaylor5592]

I genuinely thought Broady was concerned about the ballboy. Turns out she just wanted her opponent disqualified. Both were incredibly unprofessional in my opinion. You should never throw a racket as it is potentially dangerous and she was no where near the ball in fairness. Broady accused her of deliberately throwing the racket at the ball boy but didn't have the decency to see if he was okay. Poor from both players.

[@petermathews9298]

Accurate analysis.

[@GarriTrooper]

The saddest part is that she won the match 😿

[@Graziano45]

Broady is hardly the one to blame here, she have the right to call for Ostapenko to be disqualified.

[@philtaylor5592]

@@Graziano45 she gave absolutely no concern to the ballboy who was hit with a racket. Her instincts were to try and win a tennis match instead of checking on the well being of a child. Very unprofessional in my opinion

[@gergelyzoltan8422]

@@philtaylor5592 Saidi is correct. Throwing the racket and hitting someone is enough for being disqualified. Broady, although she didnt give a toss about the boy, its not her concern. She was right to call this out.

[@jimmelay71]

How she inserts herself into a conflict she has nothing to do with. Good luck future husband and mother-in-law.

[@gaspanic69]

Hahaha...so true

[@carebud]

hahahah these comments are gold

[@cigmanfreud8567]

Not really, She has a vested interest in seeing Ostapneko get disqualified.

[@ketaninlit]

epic dude. haha

[@zuhairrkhan]

Hahahah.. Very very true...

[@MickLoud999]

I remember a men's match. The player threw his racquet at a CURTAIN. It hit about 5-6 feet from a line umpire. It continued and hit her at like 2 mph. She folded like a deck chair and insisted on medical help. She was in her 60s and should have been in a rest home.

[@kelleywarriors7091]

I think she should have been disqualified, rackets are heavy and can seriously hurt a person. Professionalism at all times on the courts. Many players are getting away with way too much. Keep the integrity of the game and carry yourselves as mature adults.

[@HilzGaming]

Why the fuck does Broady care what the fuck happens, what a poor excuse of a human being. She is just trying to jump on any opportunity she gets... She nearly started crying as well ;D

[@ElOcampo1]

Well duh. Welcome to the world of sports. You get any advantage you can get.

[@tiderbean]

HilzGaming she won anyway so fuck off.

[@SrbinHercegovac]

she stinks

[@0210mick]

Broady should keep her mouth shut. It's between ostapenko, the ball boy and the umpire

[@dinh5532]

+Mick Rumping And if it were not for Broady, nothing would have happened to Ostapenko, meaning the rule that the tennis federation put in place meant NOTHING. When you see something wrong, you speak up!! That's how change is made and how progress is made. You DON'T look the other way...!

[@PS987654321PS]

+dinh Broady didnt care about the ballboy's welfare. She only cared about weaseling her way into get the other girl disqualified.

[@dinh5532]

***** It's trivial because rules are made for a reason. You can't just ignore it.

[@PS987654321PS]

No one ignored rules. Ostapenko was penalized. This issue here is Broady's ugly, self-serving, self-righteous and dishonourable behaviour. Broady is disgraceful here. No class whatsoever.

[@michelegrassi4385]

+Mick Rumping you are completely right!! so many people ignore that

[@bigdaddycool1366]

That racket throw hurt my feelings. Give me the match.

[@carlmorgan8452]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@curaticac5391]

She threw the rocket out of desperation, trying to reach the ball; they all do that. The other girl was disgusting.

[@erigo91]

Legend has it the ballboy has since been adopted by Brody

[@chadcunningham9240]

erik g. Can u imagine mommy broady if ballboy forgets to take out the trash?

[@hd-xc2lz]

@@chadcunningham9240 The tears! Knocking on neighbors' door to tell of ballboy's treachery!

[@davidagbesi8222]

@@chadcunningham9240 brody’s face is going purple, welling up with tears😂

[@nahor88]

Huh? Adopted by Russell Westbrook?

[@rn6710]

You win the comments.

[@creator67pacchu45]

Pathetic behavior and full of Drama by Broady.

[@sailorman8668]

You have nothing to say about the player who threw her racket?

[@sailorman8668]

@@DrummerJacob Why do YOU give a fuck about why I asked a question? It seems YOUR life is the one that is 'empty', lol.

[@weston9106]

Sailor Man who cares she threw it out of frustration not out of rage or anger at another.

[@RicardoAGuitar]

@@weston9106 The rule is that if you throw a racket and it strikes someone, you are disqualified regardless of intent. The umpire erred by not enforcing that rule.

[@apex_ventures]

I really hate when a player argues that their opponent should be disqualified. It's just poor sportsmanship.

[@SM-bh8xh]

Quando Ostapenko era ancora fisicamente un essere umano

[@rosshenderson5324]

Nobody: Broady: sHE tHreW hEr raQuET aT tHe BaLlBoy

[@youtubecommentpolice2043]

She said it was an accident

[@mmasabh9934]

@@DrummerJacob Dunno he does but it worked

[@jawaun1875]

@Sparka J fact

[@evanhayes5891]

I do hate the "Nobody:" jokes a LOT!

[@horseracingstuff]

@@youtubecommentpolice2043 So were other times when a player is disqualified. The wrong decision was made.

[@noahdurose31]

Neither of them care about the ball boy. They’re just fighting for their own interests.

[@tsfbaf303]

Ostapenko asked if he was okay, you can see it in the slow motion

[@beardan76]

The ball boy was fine.

[@CreativeCache101]

@@beardan76 not surprisingly, it was barely a throw she just sorta let it go

[@zabaleta66]

As it should be.

[@CoolBroNDude]

@@tsfbaf303 she purposely threw it tho. Both were wrong tho imo

[@richkeylor787]

"It was an accident. It slipped out of my hands." Judge Smails

[@momoca-kun]

The throw was intentional out of frustration, but the hit was accidental. She wasn't even looking at the ballboy so there was no intent to hit him, she just miscalculated where the racket landed. On the otherhand, Broady should be penalized for unsportmanslike conduct, she wasn't concerned about the ballboy at all, she just wanted her opponent to get disqualified for an easy win. How lame.

[@murph165]

We never did actually see if the racket hit the ballboy.

[@MegaZapotec]

It didn't hit him directly, thankfully, from what I can see. But it did ricochet off the wall and onto him a little bit.

[@beardan76]

Looks like it grazed him

[@hashimhussain5566]

Of course simps like you would defend her

[@thereoncewasalimerickwriter]

@@hashimhussain5566 She was angry. She threw her racquet. But not at the ballboy.

[@lethaweapo1210]

No one cares about the ballboy.

[@BWcapture]

Broady really comes across badly here. I didn't know her before and I'd be happy to never hear about her again.

[@Jennyfisch]

I agree. Normally, no player wants to win by default. To fight that hard for it is not a good look.

[@anti-tankartur677]

You think she cares whether you want to know about her or not. No one gives a shit about you mate. Hate to break it to you.

[@jtsmphotography]

@@anti-tankartur677 He is just giving his opinion and tbh I don't think your any more relevant than he is.

[@sekulrtsnfnugg6126]

no.

[@NE-pk8jg]

@@anti-tankartur677 and nobody cares what you think so stfu

[@Gooner333333333]

And to think years after this someone got disqualified for hitting a ball girl with the ball while passing it to her

[@christianschuler1733]

“Teacher she said a bad word”

[@benjamin_lee]

Damn who are these bags giving women in tennis a bad rep? When Djok hit the line judge on accident, he immediately checked on them, apologized, respectfully listened to the official, and walked off.

[@basedbear1605]

Yeah her hand in the air was a sign that she's an uncaring POS. Her reaction should have been running to him to make sure he was ok.

[@zaynabwilliams8437]

And Nole got disqualified but she didn't?? Where's the logic. She literally threw a whole RACKET on a ball boy and did not even care or ask if they were okay. While Nole hit one with a ball by accident and checked on them and everything, but still got disqualified 😐

[@Mirza011]

@@grantmalone probably cause of the lack of sportsmanship? Could have been a lot worse and that woman that got hit ended up fine... What logic are you struggling with?

[@Mirza011]

@@grantmalone What do you mean lol? Umpires literally give point penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct(i.e smashing racquets) all the time? Which, in reality, harms no one but the players' pockets. Do you watch tennis? "The woman ended up fine, the boy was fine throughout. " So why was the latter disqualified? Both were fine regardless. I'm actually struggling to understand your logic here

[@Mirza011]

@@grantmalone And what exactly is the point of your previous post smartarse? Aren't you implying that the Djokovic situation is justified? Or you just making a "nothing" statement? "Badly hurt" she recovered in a few minutes, or like you said "ended up fine"...You realise enabling bad behaviour, regardless of what happened can lead to consequences in the future? And you didn't even take in what I wrote about umpires cause you're clearly a vain individual. I can see why you lurk here to insult people cause there's no way you can have conversation with other people. No, you can't help - you can barely help yourself. I'm out, peace

[@1deonlucas9]

Ostapenko clearly wasn't even looking in the direction of the ball boy..

[@sailorman8668]

What has that got to do with the deliberate throwing of her racket?

[@1deonlucas9]

@@sailorman8668 it means that, just as if she hit the ball blindly in frustration and the ball went into the stands and hit someone. That's what u call an ACCIDENT.

[@sailorman8668]

@@1deonlucas9 If a player hits a ball into the stands full of people, why would it be surprising that a spectator would bet hit? The same with a thrown racket. There are dozens of people who are standing/sitting courtside - why would it be surprising if someone got hit by a thrown racket? In fact, we shouldn't be surprised at all, as someone WAS hit by the thrown racket. It's almost as if you don't think the player should have received any censure/penalty at all, for their reckless actions?

[@1deonlucas9]

@@sailorman8668 I see your point. It's just that it seems obvious that it's not intentional. It's all about intent. The player hits a ball blindly out of frustration. You think the player is thinking "let me hit someone"? My point is that it was an accidental incident and not a big deal.

[@sailorman8668]

@@1deonlucas9 Indeed, the racket wasn't specifically thrown at the ballboy, but nevertheless, the racket was deliberately thrown, which should incur a default point for racket abuse, at the least. The reaction of the other player was ridiculous. Anybody would think that she was the one who was hit by the racket, lol.

[@paulngo4631]

As a tennis player, I am not sure why she even swung the racket, the ball was way out of reach. Seems like she got frustrated and threw the racket.

[@nato838]

First Broady throws her racket at the ball boy and then at 1:29 we get hit with a tennis ball, what a scandalous match

[@Readyteddygo]

This was the high point of Brody’s career. Sad but true

[@paulschwarber3351]

Do you know Matt Brody?

[@Anttheman13]

Hilarious. With a 2-10 slam singles record, she could use all the help she can get from her opponent

[@DariusSarrafi]

So pathetically high schoolish of her trying to get Ostapenko in trouble!

[@dinomijatovic3921]

Haha so true!

[@sppecials606]

To me Broady is the one to be negative here. Her try to convince the umpire Ostapenko intentionally hit the ball boy is pathetic, it's not her job to decide. She is so miserable.

[@ArciaI]

When I saw the title I thought Ostapenko would be “the bad guy”

[@legatobluesummers3211]

She is

[@sirmarkkevin954]

U mean bad girl? 😂

[@anti-tankartur677]

She is

[@sekulrtsnfnugg6126]

huh????

[@paulatling8844]

She is a liar and a bully

[@iconifyme]

Regardless what Brody's motivation was, she wasn't wrong.

[@CruceEntertainment]

This was a good judge arguing match. Both contenders did very well!

[@croydonrudeness1079]

it wasn't accidental but she didn't appear to be aiming for the ball-boy

[@rajeevshrivastava4595]

+croydonrudeness Why would she?

[@croydonrudeness1079]

+Rajeev Shrivastava exactly, but the way the media span the story was that she had somehow clearly targeted the ball-boy which it's obvious from the footage she did not.

[@croydonrudeness1079]

+anmarks92 I agree, it's the portrayal of the incident which I objected to.

[@51Dss]

+croydonrudeness I agree she did not target the ball boy - but that was a very hard throw and she did it in a fit of anger and frustration. It showed reckless disregard for other people in the area. She's lucky that racquet did not hit the ball boy or worse yet fly over the wall and clobber a spectator. If that had happened I believe she would have been disqualified and justly sanctioned by the ITF

[@dinh5532]

+croydonrudeness I doesn't matter what her intent was. She did NOT need to throw her racket, but if you hit someone you CAN be disqualified.

[@yaqarm8822]

Broady did poor at Wimbledon. Out in first round of qualifiers. Out in first round of doubles. Out in first round of mixed. Goes out first round of most things she enters to be honest

[@jcasetnl]

It doesn't matter. Rules don't only apply for the top players. All those non top players are still fighting for rank and in turn sponsorship and media coverage. The other player threw - or released - her racket and it struck a ballboy in the shoulder. There should have been a penalty for that and not just a warning. Both of them look like Karens to me but Broady was right. They official went too easy on her. Other players in tennis did the exact same and were DQ'd, but she didn't even lose a point.

[@5v311]

@@jcasetnl only question is who gives a fuck?! I just watched Sinner v Kyrgios in Miami, Sinner just went on with his business while Kyrgios went bat shit crazy. That’s a true champion right there, not someone who whines about how their opponent didn’t get disqualified. And from her record, it seems pretty obvious she did that to get a easy win

[@mistermonologue2442]

​@@jcasetnl I'm not sure why you responded with this. He didn't say anything about Osta or her not deserving a DQ.

[@linuxsurfer2002]

This is similar to when Djokovic hit a ball and accidentally struck a linesperson. I felt like both that and this situation were about the same level of accidental, yet Djokovic was disqualified *from the entire tournament*. I'd say Ostapenko got off easy here.

[@alexcleland4411]

Exactly, people posting here have never played tennis before or know the rules. Intent doesnt matter, if you hit anyone with anything on a court you get the DQ, the end. Broady handled it poorly but she was right. If umpires let this shit slide anyone is free to hit an umpire or a ball kid and just say "woops, accident".

[@barrylawton7001]

She didn't throw it at anyone.

[@brienneoffuckingtarth5362]

Not defending Ostapenko but Broady's behaviour here is probably the most pathetic thing I've ever seen on a tennis court. And I've watched probably around a thousand games by this point.

[@brienneoffuckingtarth5362]

***** I'm talking about players and their behaviour. The Seles incident is a completely different thing.

[@brienneoffuckingtarth5362]

***** As I said, I was referring to the behaviour of players, and not to some knife stabbing maniac. "Pathetic" is not the first thing that comes to mind when I think about the Seles incident either btw, "terrifying" is more suitable. Now go troll elsewhere, I'm done feeding you.

[@tennistank7606]

agree robin, disgraceful and childish behaviour, crying and trying to get opponent disqualified. have zero respect for Broady

[@pigalow2002]

Well, I wouldn't say most pathetic seen I've seen on a tennis court, but certainly on that court. The way she BEGGED for help with the match by attempting to manipulate the situation should have gotten HER a misconduct penalty.

[@beardan76]

So she is being criticized for wanting the rules enforced. Are you serious?

[@gregorywicks5989]

One year on...Ostapenko Ranked No.7, Broady Ranked No.132. This probably will be her most famous moment of her career. Sad.

[@chickflickone]

Who cares, ostapenko will never win any GS either.

[@ptbwf]

Thad Meister Ostapenko won Roland Garros.....

[@bettingaddict4689]

Thad Meister idiot

[@f.gaguilera4798]

Really, who cares about Ostapenco? Spoiled and selfish. What can you expect?

[@twain103]

A one HIT WONDER.

[@pcolt4]

I love that Broady was in no mood to just let Ostapenko's violence and mendacity go unchecked. The "smart" thing to do is to just keep focusing on only your side of the net, but Ostapenko is a classic tennis brat that thinks she should get away with assaulting a ball boy. I know she didn't mean to hurt him but she did mean to throw her racket and she should have been defaulted immediately. Shame on the chair umpire for his cowardice.

[@imStrato]

Broady is a typical opportunistic hypocrite. Nothing more. Umpire should be ashamed for not giving her a warning for pathetic attempt to force disqualification of her opponent.

[@bjornlangoren3002]

The racket was thrown on purpose, but not aimed at ball boy on purpose. A penalty was certainly in order for throwing racket, but entirely up to umpire. Brody's behavior after was a disgrace.

[@dorian763]

I find it amusing how people seem to be able to read minds...

[@bjornlangoren3002]

​@@dorian763 I stand corrected, she intended to throw the racket at the ground once she saw she couldn't reach that ball, but changed her mind and tried to stop herself in the very last millisecond, which caused her to lose the grip and even miss the ground. Brody's behavior was still a disgrace. What a terrible person.

[@dorian763]

@@bjornlangoren3002 bad observation

[@dorian763]

@@bjornlangoren3002 even if she wanted to throw it on purpose calling a person terrible because of that is just miserable... You are the only disgrace here

[@bjornlangoren3002]

@@dorian763 do you understand names? The person I called Terrible was Brody. You know, the one who demonstrably interjected herself to lobby for disqualification, when it had absolutely nothing to do with her. There is no mind reading involved in that. She used words so we could hear what she said. Are you drunk, or just a bit slow?

[@kanizumi3472]

Who is here after what happened to Djokovic in the US Open?

[@cuttlefisch]

Me.

[@milanamaricic3790]

Me too and Broady was right!

[@tonynguyen3462]

Legit searched this video because of the Djokovic drama

[@BellumNox]

With Đoković "it`s the rules", here they barely gave the code violation warning. Consistency. :)

[@romeohart7558]

Me 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@47imagine]

It's weird to see Broady who didn't commit the violation -- and who's actually winning -- being so upset over this. True champions don't beg an umpire to disqualify their opponents. They want to fight and crush them.

[@sfowler1100]

maybe, but if you can get a free win and get paid for it, most would take that chance.

[@astickofdynamite]

@@sfowler1100 which is why most people aren't true champions. most people are ordinary.

[@ClareAmel]

She was losing when it happened, though

[@veganpotterthevegan]

Even as a viewer, I'd want to see this game forfeited. It would suck buying tickets to a canceled game. But there needs to be consequences for things like this.

[@massivemoon7495]

It's WTA what do you expect

[@mnztr1]

So lame when the opponent demands a code violation when its not personally against them. 🙄🙄

[@castellotheleon1671]

When there is an 8 min video about the racket hitting the ballboy but there isn't a single scene of the racket hitting the ballboy.

[@charissecoal]

Legend has it Broady is still sticking up for the ball boy

[@jackknight3223]

At the playground

[@rajubhatia2333]

Name Watcher charissecoal is being sarcastic ... no need for you to call the person names

[@TheKonga88]

She had his baby and he threw a baseball bat at her.. 🍼🚼🚼🍼🍼🍼🚼🚼🚼🚼🚼🚼🚼🎾🎾🎾👶👶👶

[@ryancade3829]

I wouldn't say it was "sticking up" but more taking advantage tbh

[@andrewweiss1301]

I bet she banged him

[@ronyeahright9536]

Broady was looking for an easy way out. I never in my life saw something like this. When I first saw the video, Broady was soooo upset and protesting left and right to the umpire, I thought it was SHE who was accused of throwing her racket at the ball boy. When I realized she was petitioning the ump to DQ her opponent, I thought...."wow, shameless."

[@BassByTheBay]

Exactly. What a f***ing selfish drama queen. It was none of her business and obviously not her call. Not to mention that it was clear that however the boy was hit, there was clearly no significant injury. Ostapenko got a code violation which was entirely appropriate. Ridiculous and pathetic for an opponent to argue for a DQ. If you wanna make those calls, then become a chair ump.

[@hc7092]

Lol and she thought crying would get what she wanted

[@CountryCowboy008]

Not an easy way out. But fairness. It could have been her and she could have been penalised heavily. Of course we wouldn’t know if that will be the case, that’s why she wants fairness.

[@ronyeahright9536]

@@CountryCowboy008 fairness? It's not fair to petition the ump to DQ your opponent for an accident.

[@ducksu_6243]

yeah, pathetic

[@chuckwest7045]

Ostopenko has turned out to be the far better player.

[@intervne]

the way she screams and then runs off to celebrate at 4:46 lmfaoo I love this match

[@stevecastelyn]

I think I found the Karen of tennis before Karen's had a name.

[@IsaacWolfOfficial]

Karen's have had a name for a long time. If you ever worked in customer service/food you would know lol 😆👌

[@Elbowbanditest2003]

@@IsaacWolfOfficial no I'm not qualified to work there.

[@support16s45]

The Beatles Actually Karen’s have been present since the 70s as far as I can remember so probably even before that

[@Bubbles99718]

Totally

[@support16s45]

B M-Y That’s probably true. The mindset of being a self entitled dick has always been a thing

[@humanbeing9096]

Broady's not complaining because she's concerned about the health of ball boys, she just wants an easy win by getting Ostapenko DQ'd

[@CDogBeast1992]

nah she was correct. Novak got removed from the game for that type of incident

[@angelinelius]

@@CDogBeast1992 and we all knew novak’s was really accidental and still he got DQed. Ostapenko should have gotten DQed. So fitting cause DQ also means Drama Queen

[@jakemason5462]

Lay off it was literally the one of the biggest matches of her career its tough for these players

[@XxxX-wx3er]

Either way she was in the right

[@horseracingstuff]

Broady won anyway and it's a clear disqualification.

[@sayfulloshit2293]

That was a DEFAULT. Weak umpires, scared of tournament bosses/sponsors, etc.......maybe when someone dies or is seriously injured they will void the match?

[@Stormingnj]

Very humble lady. No way she threw the racquet at the ball boy. The line judge was out of line.

[@darkaquatus]

It's disgusting how she tried to squeeze something out of this that would be advantageous to her in some way. Those fake tears were not for the ball boy - she couldn't care less about the boy. Instead, she was angry she didn't get her opponent punished. Absolutely horrible behavior.

[@beardan76]

She was playing to the rules. Upholdiing the rules in the sport is not bad behaviour.

[@darkaquatus]

@@beardan76 What the fuck are you talking about? What freaking rules? She tried to use an unfortunate event that hurt a ball boy to get an undeserved advantage in the game. She cried fake tears and displayed incredibly sportsmanlike behavior. Don't even try to defend her behavior.

[@beardan76]

@@darkaquatus auto DQ

[@darkaquatus]

@@beardan76 Exactly, how pathetic is that. Faking tears and putting up an entire act just to avoid having to compete with someone you apparently deem a superior player. Trying to cheat your way through. That's pretty much the definition of unsportsmanlike behavior. It's like a soccer player trying to get a penalty by dropping to the ground as soon as one of the opponents even touches him. Absolutely horrible.

[@spoziscool]

Just keep women out of sport too emotional and they’re useless players anyway. Just put them up against men

[@anshulkumar-dy9sj]

I can’t bear fake emotions...feel like slapping that red top player....if u really cared then u wud have asked that ball boy if he is ok...but no..u r making a mountain of an ant hill...shameful

[@ckyeung4286]

I wanted to slap that silly bitch to smithereens, too. What a stupid and OTT display of emotions. If you watch this half way (after the racket had been thrown) and only when Broady is talking to the referee, you may think that something have gone really wrong and she is incredibly upset over it.

[@garynewton1263]

The annoying thing is none of the footage shows whether the ballboy was actually hit with the racquet or not? If he was hit its disqualification. If he wasn't hit its a caution.

[@1tallncoolguy]

I thought this happened recently. Then I say the "8y ago” sign under the video. I feel old. 😄

[@Krishnasarda85]

Broady: Hell with the ball boy.. Lemme see if I can make anything outta it

[@thegoodbadmusic]

I was sure Broady was about to start stamping her feet and fake crying.

[@KnickKnack07]

As opposed to throwing a temper tantrum like a child and throwing your racket?

[@bobbowie9350]

Keep in mind novak waa disqualified from the us open for something similar with a ball

[@volleybrawl1]

Couldn’t imagine ever marrying a girl like Broady. She shows her true colors in times of adversity and came off looking like a child

[@eddiepower3876]

Making a Racquet over nothing

[@dextergn5401]

lol

[@dlevin1269]

Lol! Nice

[@eddiepower3876]

Oh thanks toronto

[@Michael_Arnold]

Nice one-love.

[@alantaylor6691]

Ahhh Eddie, bloody NICE once!!! VERY bloody nice!

[@crispy6311]

omg... she didn't mean to. The opponent is a twat for making such a fuss over it. She obviously wanted her punished to gain an advantage in the match.

[@ChainGang220]

exactly. Why is this relevant to the girl in pink AT ALL?

[@MultiTerraBle]

She always complains in her matches, shes weak minded if you ask me, always seeking easy wins over others.

[@garyrun3833]

exactly... I'm suprised the umpire didn't say to her get a grip women... or maybe he did

[@petesmalls2652]

Doesn't matter the intent. Tim Henman was disqualified at Wimbledon when he unintentionally hit a ball kid with the ball after losing the point.

[@Strangerer69]

If the racquet had actually hit the ball boy, I would agree that she should be penalized, but it didn't.

[@jdssurf]

I’m here two years later, to say yes she threw it, but not purposely at the kid, I hate her, but I’m not stupid.

[@j-sin3344]

She wasnt even looking in the direction of the kid until after the racket was let go.

[@Jungbeck]

If Broady would have lost in the end, this would be the best video on youtube.

[@SocialWorker-lh8ip]

Wow. Who would have thought you could make two women seem so unlikable in seven and a half minutes.

[@callumbeefboy3920]

*8

[@eddyvideostar]

On my job it's easy. Speak with a UK accent.

[@FreedomForce100]

especially the one in pink. What a bitch!

[@drlee2]

I know, it usually takes a lot less time than that.

[@sjirko]

This girl said "Omfg you're so fatt!! Ughh" and I already hated her in 3 sec.

[@joeblo5804]

rumor on the tour that year proclaimed that Broady put her top on backwards and found that it fit better.......... which was the reason for this strange outburst.

[@mugbhary]

Only in tennis does this racket / equipment abuse happen so often . However in cricket the bat abuse happens quite rarely which quite tells us how these tennis players kinda feel entitled that they think they can throw rackets n expect no one to get injured . Never should that kind of behaviour be allowed in any sport

[@omurice8534]

yup

[@ReGGiEbayer95]

Imagine crying about something that doesn’t involve you at all, broady was just trying to get an easy end to the game

[@oalsecnev1]

That's why I was so confused. I thought she threw the racket and she was worried about the ball guy. It's nonsense

[@beardan76]

Of course it involved her.

[@ReGGiEbayer95]

@@beardan76 barely....

[@krugerisking1]

Doesn't involve her? Are you dumb or just stoopid? THEY ARE PLAYING AGAINST EACH OTHER....BELIEVE ME TARDLING....SHE IS INVOLVED

[@vintagecottonon]

And where is broady now?? Working as a part-time tennis commentator and slaving away in ITF events and qualies of second-tier WTA events, while Ostapenko is in top 20 and has won a grandslam already? 🤭🤫🤣

[@sumandhabolkar2819]

Let me ask you something. Does e every engineer become the CEO of a company? No. Does every musician becomes world renowned? No. There are always players better than you but the main thing in a sport or in life is to survive. Broady is still surviving and it's going pretty well for her.

[@cp_703]

Grudo Yugin I like your insight and wisdom ... thanks for that !

[@natthegreat9356]

So!! It does'nt give her the right to throw her racquet at the ballboy!

[@nickadams1992]

Willy Severus Dude, you’re wallowing in a causal fallacy like a toddler playing in his own shit. Ostapenko’s later tour success is not the result of her being the sort of twat who’d chuck a racquet at a ball boy and then lie about it.

[@Infinite_Jester]

@@nickadams1992 I don't think he is even saying that. It seems more generous to interpret him as taking joy in the irony.

[@johnromberg]

After just slightly scratching the surface of the tennis tour here on YT I'm not at all surprised that Brody was so invested in having Ostapenko disqualified. The few players at the very top seem to be concerned with their public image and legacy. The vast majority seem to be in it for the money and will take a win any way they can. I don't even mind the attitude, it's hard, risky work and a lot of money is at stake. It's just a shock when all you've been watching is basically grand slam finals.

[@forbiddenhistory2331]

"I got a bit of cramp." Ah...it all makes sense.

[@Tennisplayer123]

“Id like to speak to the manager please!!”

[@horseracingstuff]

"I would like the rules enforced please!"

[@efcpl]

Ok why was this recommended, its like watching paint dry.

[@ritvikc5883]

Same

[@ogenmatic]

Actually I've watched paint dry the past two days and enjoyed it immensely. I plan to do it again tomorrow

[@RB2331]

I agree..just keep playing ...you can tell it wasn't meant to hurt anyone !

[@thesnowneep8918]

efcpl I agree. Taupe paint. If I wasn't drunk and had anything else going for me in life,I would have just looked at something else.

[@Deenihan18]

It's like watching sports- and to the above.. I'm also slightly drunk and have little going on.

[@S1NKYs]

It’s an immediate default in a slam to throw a racket or ball and even if it acceidentally hits a ball boy or girl

[@frandanco6289]

No, she was throwing her racket at the BALL...

[@adharshc4871]

Ostapenko deliberatly left last two serves i guess. She just let go off the match.

[@yaqarm8822]

Brody has never got past the second round of a slam.

[@adamgodfrey6591]

Broady was about to go and check if the ball boy was ok, oh no, hold on, wait…oh she couldn’t be bothered.

[@solidsnake2k7]

Darth Vader would be proud of her technique and her intent towards the younglings.