French tennis player Terence Atmane was involved in a controversial incident during his first-round match at the French Open when he angrily hit a ball that accidentally struck a spectator. Despite the incident, Atmane was only given a warning and avoided being defaulted from the match. He ultimately lost the match in five sets to Sebastian Ofner. Following the incident, Atmane issued a public apology, expressing regret for his emotional outburst and apologizing personally to the spectator. Additionally, Atmane received a significant fine for his actions. The incident occurred at Roland Garros.
"...so please forgive me for my emotional outburst and, above all, I'd like to apologize personally to the lady." Terence Atmane issues apology after hitting a fan with a ball during his first round match. #TheBreakTC | #RolandGarros https://t.co/wU0aXxa1k4
🇫🇷 Terence Atmane has spoken out following his first round #RolandGarros defeat where he accidentally struck a spectator. Full details on the warning and 'significant fine' he received 👉 https://t.co/eHI1MPXKCt https://t.co/jsyRYPFTqT
Tennis player apologizes for hitting spectator with a ball at French Open. https://t.co/jQdKMcSRku https://t.co/2YOPBAJag1
Terence Atmane issues an apology for hitting a spectator with a ball during his 1st round match at Roland Garros "Hello, Good evening Just to come back to what happened last night regarding the mini drama I'm facing: After losing the 3rd set and leading 4/1 in the 4th,… https://t.co/3Ht4v7EsrU https://t.co/bizcqCa8AR
Did you see this? 😯 👀 Frenchman Terence Atmane avoided being defaulted from his first round match despite angrily hitting a ball and accidentally striking a spectator. Atmane ultimately lost in 5 sets to Sebastian Ofner. #RolandGarros https://t.co/Qix02GOX0V
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