Irina-Camelia Begu had a very careless moment in today's match against Ekaterina Alexandrova where her racquet nearly hit a kid in the stands that started crying afterwards.
The incident happened in the 3rd set between Begu and Alexandrova when the Russian was serving. Electing to switch racquets during a game Begu threw the racquet carelessly and it bounced flying into the crowd and almost hitting a child sitting in the stands. The kid started crying with the parents looking very concerned.
The supervisor was immediately called to the court as Begu was showered with booes. She did not do it on purpose but the action was very careless and she showed immediate regret and concern for the child. Alexandrova was very upset protesting the supervisor and umpires who elected not to default Begu although in reality, she should have been.
Begu went on to win the match and took a picture with the child after the match apologizing for her action but Alexandrova will have a lot to say about this incident which should have resulted in an automatic default of her opponent. Check it out below.