On Sunday, the Japanese tennis star was in tears after being disqualified from the women’s doubles competition after inadvertently hitting a ball at a ball girl.
Fast-forward to Thursday and the 28-year-old won the French Open mixed doubles title with her German partner Tim Puetz.
It has been really challenging mentally for me the past few days due to the unjust disqualification from the women’s doubles.
While wishing the ball girl well in her winning speech, Kato also confirmed she was appealing the decision to default her.
The victorious pair received a standing ovation from the French Open crowd, who have taken Kato in their hearts since the disqualification.
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Miyu Kato’s, Tim Puetz, Bianca Andreescu, Michael Venus, Kato, “, Tim, I’m, Puetz, ” Kato, Aldila Sutjiadi, innocuously, ”
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