{"id":445910,"date":"2025-04-04T00:15:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T00:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=445910"},"modified":"2025-04-05T06:13:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T06:13:54","slug":"team-kicked-out-after-player-smashes-rival-with-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=445910","title":{"rendered":"Team kicked out after player smashes rival with ball"},"content":{"rendered":"

\ufeffBulgarian tennis<\/a> player Alexander Donski and his partner Siddhant Banthia were disqualified from an ATP Challenger event in Italy, after Donski smashed a ball into a rival player.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred following a missed break point when Donski was beaten at the net by Simone Agostini on the other side of the net.<\/p>\n

In a burst of frustration, Donski smashed the ball, hitting Agostini directly in the face by accident.<\/p>\n

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Agostini clutched his face and knelt down before medical assistance was brought on court.<\/p>\n

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The Bulgarian showed remorse immediately as he was clearly hitting the ball out of frustration without targeting the opponent.<\/p>\n

But tennis rules clearly state if such an incident occurs the player in question can be disqualified.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Agostini and his partner Gianluca Cadenasso were leading 6-2, 4-4 at the time and were given clear passage to the semi-finals.<\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic was famously disqualified from the US Open in 2020 when he struck a line judge in the throat with a ball<\/a> that he'd swatted away in anger.<\/p>\n

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