A fan falls over trying to catch Elena Rybakina’s signed tennis ball 😂😂
(VIDEO) Tennis fan risks injury and jumps fence to catch Elena Rybakina's tennis ball hit into the stands at Qatar Open
WTASaturday, 17 February 2024 at 10:44
One fan took trying to catch a signed tennis ball to the extreme after Elena Rybakina's semi-final win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the Qatar Open potentially risking injury and at worse death to catch it.
Rybakina signed a tennis ball and hit it into the crowd for one fan to grab and one decided to outpace the others running down an aisle and jumping over a fence to grab it.
The fan in question was ok and was pictured as thus afterwards but it could've gone a lot worse. Rybakina saw off the Russian and will now face Iga Swiatek in a blockbuster final tomorrow.
Watch the video below.
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- If there is some other reason, like exhaustion or self-preservation by not playing in consecutive tourneys, then simply say so. There's no shame in self preservation. Since the WTA obviously does not seriously consider a player's physical and mental stress as they schedule back-to-back majors, it's okay to adhere to such a healthy agenda and admit it. The illness thing is kind of suspect at this point; if only because of the timing pattern.
mandoist10-05-2024 - So, Elena Rybakina has again withdrawn due to illness (in Rome). Fans are concerned if this is truly a gastrointestinal issue. Why the secrecy? Is it truly an illness causing these withdrawals? It may be helpful -- even encouraging -- for others whom also suffer whatever illness is ongoing here to know what she is dealing with; and how. A form of Colitis? Ulcers? What's up? Timing has been last minute. It's a bummer all around.mandoist10-05-2024
- Tennis is ridiculous to maintain the tradition of silence. If they can play in open courts like Rome with all the noise from each court they surely could survive cheering, etc., during play (i.e., a singles match with only a 2 meter fence between them and a men's doubles -- and very loud noise from each side).mandoist10-05-2024
