A brawl broke out after a tennis match in Ghana on Monday, when a 15-year-old participant slapped his opponent after shedding a match within the first spherical of an ITF juniors event.
Video footage exhibits French tennis participant Michael Kouame assembly Ghana’s Raphael Nii Ankrah at heart court docket, the place he appeared to achieve for a handshake however slapped Ankrah within the face as an alternative.
Though it's unclear what led Kouame to slap his opponent, the transfer sparked an all-out brawl, in line with movies posted on social media.
The footage was initially shared by the Purposeful Tennis podcast, which mentioned Tuesday in an Instagram Story that they determined to take away the clip. A tennis coach in Ghana obtained the footage and posted it on Twitter.
Ankrah beat Kouame — who was the No. 1 seed heading into the event — in three units (6-2, 6-7, 7-6) to advance to the second spherical, the place he'll face Ishmael Nii Nortey Dowuona, additionally of Ghana.
Ankrah will return to the court docket on Tuesday for a doubles match in opposition to Italy’s Davide Brunetti and France’s Mickael Kaouk.
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