Tennis authorities are struggling to deal with players’ outbursts on the court. At the French Open. In a second round match against Ekaterina Alexandrova, Irina-Camelia Begu threw her racquet in frustration. The racquet bounced on the court and almost hit a boy in the stands. Surprisingly, Begu was not defaulted from the tournament.

The incident scared the boy, who started crying. The supervisor was called and the match was paused. Irina-Camelia Begu went on to win the match beating Alexandrova in three sets.

Begu apologized for the incident after the match.

It’s an embarrassing moment for me, so I don’t want to talk too much about it. I just want to apologize. My whole career, I didn’t do something like this, and I feel really bad and sorry

Begu received a code violation for the incident but was allowed to continue playing despite constant booing from the crowd. After winning the match, she took pictures with the child and his family.

Coco Gauff won her first WTA title in 2019 at age 15. Tennis has been her highest priority for many years. Yet, Gauff found the time to focus on school. She graduated from high school this month, right before playing the French Open.

Coco Gauff graduated from the Florida Virtual Flex program, which allows students to take online classes and frees us time to pursue other aspirations. Gauff posed for pictures in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris in a graduation gown and showing off her high school diploma.

Gauff grew up in Atlanta and was motivated to play tennis after watching Serena Williams on TV. Both her parents are former athletes – her dad played basketball at Georgia State University and her mom was a track and field athlete at Florida State University.