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“Did I Just Destroy Him?”: Wimbledon Ball Kid Collides with Tennis Star Amid Heated Argument with Umpire

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WIMBLEDON competitor Jaume Munar expressed outrage towards an umpire after unintentionally colliding with a ball kid during his third-round match against Marin Cilic.

The Spaniard faced Jack Draper’s previous victor on Court 18, vying for a spot in the fourth round.

Tennis player inadvertently hits a ball kid at Wimbledon.

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Jaume Munar inadvertently collided with a ball kid
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Tennis player accidentally strikes a ball boy with his racquet.

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Munar rebuked the umpire after the incident
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Man in suit and sunglasses discussing a Wimbledon incident.

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Umpire Mohamed Lahyani remained unfazed by Munar’s complaint
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Trailing by two sets to one, Munar’s frustration was evident.

With Cilic ahead 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, and 3-2, Munar faced a crucial break point that could have determined the match’s outcome.

As the Croatian hammered a forehand down the line, Munar dashed several yards behind the baseline in an attempt to retrieve the shot.

After sending a backhand lob into play, Munar inadvertently collided with a ball kid stationed at the back of the court.

Noticing his lob land out, the Spaniard angrily gestured towards the ball kid.

After his serve was broken, Munar confronted umpire Mohamed Lahyani about the incident.

The world No. 55 exclaimed: “He has to stay? I hit him with the racquet and he has to stay?”

Lahyani retorted: “If he’s in his position, there’s nothing I can do.”

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Jaume Munar of Spain reacts during a Wimbledon tennis match.

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Munar was agitated by his seasoned opponent
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Marin Cilic of Croatia playing tennis.

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Marin Cilic provoked frustration in Munar on Court 18
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Munar was not appeased and continued, “He can’t move? If I’m running and I hit him, that’s it?”

“And we just go on like nothing happened? I hit him with the racquet and that’s nothing?”

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Fortunately, the ball kid was unharmed in the incident.

Following that point, Munar fell behind 4-2 and ultimately succumbed 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Cilic, aged 36, will take on Flavio Cobolli for a place in the quarter-finals.

The Italian No. 22 seed recently dispatched Jakub Mensik with ease.

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