Sheesh. The nerve of some stars.
So Ana, playing a match in Linz, starts the match serving. Feels ill from some bad yogurt and leaves the court after holding serve to use the facilities. She uses the restroom for whatever reason (pee, puke, the big D?) only to return to court with the score tied at 1-1.
Ana shrugged of the game penalty and wiped away (really bad pun) Zahlavova Strycova, 63 62.
Tsk tsk - the rules clearly state that you must excuse yourself before your own serve.
After the match Ana said to an Austrian TV reporter, "I felt a bit sick, so I had to go to the toilet. I asked the referee and I thought he granted me permission to go so, I was really surprised to be punished."
She continued, "It did not disturb my concentration, and it didn't really matter because I won the match."
Tomorrow Ana will play Julia Goerges for a spot in the semifinals.
Just stay away from the yogurt.
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