{"id":293197,"date":"2023-05-05T01:24:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T01:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=293197"},"modified":"2023-05-05T01:58:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T01:58:32","slug":"ridiculous-move-to-replace-ball-kids-with-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=293197","title":{"rendered":"'Ridiculous' move to replace ball kids with models"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \ufeffM\ufeffadrid Open<\/a> has come under fire for a radical change up to the ball girls and boys system, which features models in the role.<\/p>\n

The models have been used on the tournament's main court, La Caja Magica Stadium, \ufeffwhich played host to Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>'s 6-4, 7-5 quarter-final win over Karen Khachanov.<\/p>\n

Male models also featured during world number one Iga Swiatek<\/a>'s dominant 6-1, 6-1 victory over\ufeff Veronika Kudermetova on Friday (AEST), which set up a final clash against Aryna Sabalenka.<\/p>\n

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Use of ball models isn't new for the tournament after \ufeffreplacing ball kids in 2004 with women used in men's matches and male models in the women's tournament.<\/p>\n

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The strategy has since come into the spotlight again after a TikTok video surfaced, pointing out \ufeffthe differences between the ball boy and girl crews from other courts to the main court.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/RelevantTennis\/status\/1653785812654227459?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

The video pointed out regular ball kids wear conservative outfits comparative to the models who wear shorter skirts and cropped tank tops.\ufeff<\/p>\n

With the decision coming back into the public spotlight, fans have referred to it as sexist, with Australian tennis great Rennae Stubbs calling it 'ridiculous' on Twitter. \ufeff<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/rennaestubbs\/status\/1653419710820634626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

In the Australian Open this year, tournament organisers came under fire for their treatment of ball kids, but under different circumstances.<\/p>\n

\ufeffRevelations ball kids are unpaid at the tournament brought about outrage, with Andy Murray calling out the treatment after his five-set epic against Thanasi Kokkinakis finished at 4.05am.<\/p>\n

"If my child was a ball kid for a tournament, they're coming home at 5am in the morning, as a parent, I'm snapping at that," he said.<\/p>\n

"It's not beneficial for them. It's not beneficial for the umpires, the officials. I don't think it's amazing for the fans. It's not good for the players."<\/p>\n

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