The tennis world has reacted after Spanish star Rafael Jodar strongly refuted pushing a ball girl after footage emerged from his French Open third-round win.
As Jodar was seen between sets in his five-set win over American Alex Michelsen, with the viral footage showing him throwing a water bottle into his box as a ball girl walked across his path.
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The footage was inconclusive, though the girl briefly lost her standing before regaining her balance, with the 19-year-old rejecting any accusation that he made contact.
“I didn’t touch her,” Jodar strongly stated. “No, no, no. I could never do that.”
While tennis legend Martina
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