(VIDEO) Tennis player defaulted from match after racket bounces into crowd at Wimbledon

There has been a lot of drama and thrilling action in this year's Wimbledon which has made it a very memorable tournament for some. This will not be the case for Ida Wobker who was defaulted in the first round of her girls singles match against Maria Valentina Pop after her racket hit a spectator on the side of the court.

The incident was a bizarre on with the umpire given no choice other than to disqualify the German and abruptly end the match. Wobker, who is ranked 24th on the ITF junior circuit, had reached a high of 17th in the world back in April of this year.

The 15-year-old was hoping to make an impact at Wimbledon and get a couple of wins under her belt, but that prospect was undone by a miserable performance followed by a poor decision that saw her get disqualified from proceedings.

Wobker was starting to get a foothold in the match following being on the wrong end of a bagel in the opening stages. She was level at 5-5 in the second set while trying to make some inroads on her opponents serve.

She found herself 30-0 down, and with a blistering return was on top in the point. However, a 44th unforced error of the match occurred when she hit the ball long past the baseline and gave her rival a 40-0 lead.

The errors had been piling up throughout the match, and it started to get to her. She threw her racket onto the ground before it spun up in the air before finding itself land in the crowd. Playing on Court 11, the crowd were very close by, and it landed on a few spectators.

According to The Athletic, no one was hurt. The umpire was left with no choice other than to default Wobker and hand Pop the win, ending the match after 91 minutes of play.

Wobker had also hit 11 double faults which summed up a truly awful day at the office. In comparison, Pop struck just four double faults and seven unforced errors in a clinical win.

She progresses with either British wildcard Daniella Britton or Argentina’s Sol Ailin Larraya Guidi her next task in the second round at SW19.

There could be a big fine coming in the direction of Wobker following her mishap on court. Incidents like these occasionally occur, but it is very rare to see objects hitting the crowd, making this more notable.

Article III, Section R of the ITF's Grand Slam rulebook states: "For the purposes of this Rule, Unsportsmanlike Conduct is defined as any misconduct by a player that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the Sport. In addition, unsportsmanlike conduct shall include, but not be limited to, the giving, making, issuing, authorising or endorsing any public statement having, or designed to have, an effect prejudicial or detrimental to the best interests of the tournament and/or the officiating thereof."

Section O of the same article states: "Players shall not violently or with anger hit, kick or throw a racquet or other equipment within the precincts of the tournament site. Violation of this Section shall subject a player to a fine up to $50,000 for each violation.

“In addition, if such violation occurs during a match (including the warmup), the player shall be penalised in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule hereinafter set forth. For the purposes of this Rule, abuse of racquets or equipment is defined as intentionally and violently destroying or damaging racquets or equipment or intentionally and violently hitting the net, court, umpire’s chair or other fixture during a match out of anger or frustration.”

The point penalty rule can get overruled if the incident in questioned is deemed sufficient enough. “The Referee in consultation with the Grand Slam Supervisor may declare a default for either a single violation of this Code or pursuant to the Point Penalty Schedule set out above. In all cases of default, the decision of the Referee in consultation with the Grand Slam Supervisor shall be final and unappealable.”