ZHUHAI (CHINA) - World number 12 Aryna Sabalenka has apologised for an on-court tantrum in which she shook an empty bottle in the direction of a ball boy before tossing it on the floor. "Well, I'm so sorry," she said at her post-match press conference after beating Ashleigh Barty 6-4, 6-4. "I didn't even remember this, and I was just like 'Wow, I'm sorry for this guy'." Judy Murray, the former British Fed Cup captain and mother of three-time Grand Slam winner Andy, tweeted: "What about a rule that makes players get their own towels?" In 2015 Novak Djokovic, now a 14-time Grand Slam winner, apologised to a Wimbledon ball girl after he screamed in her direction, leaving her looking shaken.

Source: Bangkok Post October 30, 2018 12:11 UTC