"I'm truly sorry" - Jenson Brooksby after hitting ball person with racquet in Miami
ATPFriday, 25 March 2022 at 11:00
Jenson Brooksby took time out to chat to the ball person who was in the firing line when he threw his racket during a meltdown at the Miami Open.
American Brooksy came in for sharp criticism for his behaviour during
his 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Federico Coria on Thursday, with many
feeling he should have been defaulted. The 21-year-old lost his cool while 4-1 up in the deciding set as he
angrily threw his racket to the ground and it bounced in the direction
of the ball person, who ducked out of the way to avoid getting hit.
He was only handed a point penalty despite Coria protesting that the punishment should have been stricter. After the match, Brooksby “apologised” to the ball person and later added on Instagram that he was “truly sorry”.
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Former world number one Tracy Austin shared her opinion on Twitter after calling the match:
“Was calling the match-Brooksby threw his racket twice. After losing 1st set threw hard on ground in front of his chair, ricocheted to Coria’s side. 2nd time-Ball Boys shouldn’t have to be leaping out of way of hurling rackets. Kyrgios IW also. @atp step up please."
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