The incident occurred in the second set. 31-year-old Begu said, “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. So I’m just going to say again, sorry for the incident and it was just an embarrassing moment for me.”
After the match, Begu went on to check on the kid, taking photos with him.
Remy Azemar, the tournament referee, said that the kid turned out to be ok and that the tennis racket brushed him.
The statement further continued by saying, “The Grand Slam supervisor spoke with the parents who were with the child. The parents confirmed that the child was fine and not injured.
Begu was given a warning and she admits that she is lucky to not have been defaulted. “It was a difficult moment. You hit the clay with the racquet, but you never expect to fly that much,” she said.