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Tennis star Iga Swiatek slammed for smashing ball at ball kid during meltdown: ‘Poor sportsmanship’

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Former world No. 1 Iga Swiatek booed by spectators in Indian Wells semi-final.

Polish star lost the plot when she was thrown a ball by a ball boy only for her to turn and smash the ball back at him at the back of the court.

The ball kid managed to lift his arms in time as the ball narrowly missed him before shooting into the crowd.

Video of the ball boy spike has gone viral.

VR Score

65

Informative language

62

Neutral language

13

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semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

39

Offensive language

possibly offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

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short-lived

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