Umpire Arnaud Gabas relieved to escape a more serious 傷害

Umpire Arnaud Gabas feels fortunate to have escaped a more serious 傷害 after 存在 攻撃する,衝突する in the 注目する,もくろむ by a tennis ball struck by Denis Shapovalov.

十代の少年少女 Shapovalov inadvertently 攻撃する,衝突する Gabas when he 粉砕するd a ball in 失望/欲求不満 during Sunday’s match against Kyle Edmund, in the deciding rubber of Canada’s Davis Cup tie with 広大な/多数の/重要な Britain.

Gabas, whose 注目する,もくろむ すぐに started to swell up, was taken to Ottawa General Hospital for 予防の checks but no 損失 to the cornea or retina was 設立する ? something the Frenchman 収容する/認めるs was a 一打/打撃 of luck.

Denis Shapovalov

Denis Shapovalov

He was 引用するd as 説 in several 国家の newspapers: “I (機の)カム off the 法廷,裁判所 looking like Rocky Balboa.

“The ビデオ is やめる shocking to look at. We have to 避ける some balls during the season but this one I had no chance. I feel やめる lucky it wasn’t worse.

“Players can be a bit crazy these days. I could see he was angry and that something was coming but I never thought he would 攻撃する,衝突する me.”

There was no 意図 on Shapovalov’s part but the 結果 was an 即座の default, 手渡すing Britain victory and a Davis Cup 4半期/4分の1-final away in フラン in April.

The 17-year-old apologised straight away and then sought Gabas out again in the 審判(をする)’s office. 統治するing Wimbledon junior 支持する/優勝者 Shapovalov was subsequently 罰金d US dollars 7,000 (£5,623) by the International Tennis 連合

Gabas 追加するd: “He was remorseful and shocked when he (機の)カム to apologise. At the moment I’m 承認する, I’m on painkillers but I have an 任命 to see a specialist when I get home.”

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