[The French Open] “Miyu, you have nothing to apologize for,” said Miyu Kato, who was disqualified from the French Open! She bitterly criticized the unfair punishment: “It’s a crazy decision.

Last Updated on 06/08/2023 by てんしょく飯

The Japanese player, who has been in the middle of a turmoil due to her unexpected disqualification, seems to be receiving a steady stream of encouragement from her colleagues.

She was disqualified in the women’s doubles and also made the final in the mixed doubles!

On June 7, the French Open, one of the four major tennis tournaments, held its mixed doubles semifinals, with Miyu Kato and Tim Puetz (Germany) winning in straight sets 7-5, 6-0 over Aldila Sutjiadi (Indonesia) and Matwe Middelkoop (Netherlands). Kato advanced to the final for the first time in her career.

Kato shed tears of regret when she was disqualified for hitting the ball against a ball girl in the third round of the women’s doubles tournament on June 4. Not only that, she forfeited her prize money and points, hitting rock bottom emotionally as well. However, the 28-year-old managed to turn things around, and the next day, she entered the mixed doubles quarterfinals, which she won with flying colors.

In the semifinals, Kato continued her aggressive attack, seizing a break point in the first game of the first set and finally breaking with a volley. Kato continued to dominate the match, defeating the Sutjiadi duo in the women’s doubles to advance to the finals.

In the French Open Mixed Doubles, a Japanese player reached the final for the second year in a row, following Ena Shibahara and Wesley Koolhof (Netherlands), who won the previous tournament. While there is still a stir over Kato’s disqualification, according to the Spanish news media Clarin, several tennis players have expressed their outrage to the tournament officials.

A lot of players are rooting for you (with the exception of your opponents).”

First, Alizé Cornet of France, who has competed in three consecutive Olympics since Beijing 2008, was furious with the referee and his decision to impose additional sanctions, calling the disqualification “a crazy decision. Doubles specialist Bruno Soares (Brazil), who won the 2016 U.S. and Australian men’s doubles titles and has also won both mixed doubles tournaments, sent a message of sympathy: “Miyu, I’m sorry to hear about this. I’m sorry for your loss,” said Bruno Soares (Brazil), a doubles specialist who also won the mixed doubles championships.

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.

Paul McNamee (Australia), a former doubles world No. 1 and CEO of the Australian Open and Hopman Cup, added, “Kato has nothing to apologize for. I am very sad that you were robbed of your chance to win,” he backed up.

You have been painfully bashed from many directions.

Meanwhile, Marie Bouzkova (CZE)/ Sara Sorribes Tormo (SPA), who claimed disqualification, seems to be getting a lot of flak from many quarters. Bouzkova complained that the blame is concentrated on the fact that “it’s a bad situation for everyone,” but she added, “But I think this is in accordance with the rules. It’s very unfortunate for them…but that’s for the judges to decide,” she said, adding that they had done nothing wrong.

How will this mess be resolved?