Queen Navratilova Furiously Criticizes Bouzkova’s Doubles Team for Kato’s Disqualification from French Open Women’s Doubles Third-Round Match: “It’s Shameful!

Last Updated on 06/06/2023 by てんしょく飯

The 16th seeded pair of Miyu Kato (Xymax) and Aldila Sutjiadi (Indonesia) was disqualified from the third round of the women’s doubles tournament at the French Open, one of the four major tennis tournaments in the world, and the Queen of Spain, Marie Bouzkova (Czech Republic) and Sara Sorribes Tormo (Spain), who protested against the disqualification, were criticized by the Queen. The “Queen” Martina Navratilova was furious in her criticism of the pair of Marie Bouzkova (CZE) and Sara Sorribes Tormo (SPA).

In the middle of the match, Kato returned a ball toward the opponent’s court and hit the ball girl.

The referee initially issued a warning, but later, after her opponents Bouzkova and Sorribes Tormo insisted on a disqualification, the ruling was changed and the player was unexpectedly disqualified.

The controversy became a quagmire, with Bouzkova and Sorribes Tormo receiving a flood of criticism for trying to win a disqualification, and Kato appealing against the ruling.

In the meantime, Navratilova, the reigning queen of the tennis world, also took a swipe at the Bouzkova-Sorribes Tormo pair. The U.S. media outlet Sportskeeda reported, “Navratilova, the former world No. 1, also criticized the ridiculous interpretation of the rules. I am disappointed that Bouzkova and Sorribes Tormo’s attitude is shameful,” the report said. Navratilova strongly criticized on social networking sites, saying, “This is a ridiculous interpretation of the rules and it is shameful to claim disqualification of the opponent.

Some fans pointed out that this was similar to the controversy at the 2020 U.S. Open, where Novak Djokovic was disqualified in the fourth round when he accidentally hit a ball that hit the line judge in the throat. But Navratilova said, “It’s not the same thing. You know that. They are as different as apples and oranges. She explained that Kato’s return was different from Djokovic’s case because it was not a strong hit.

The issue of Kato’s disqualification is likely to remain controversial.