Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stopped his tennis match to help an injured ball girl
On Wednesday, during the third set of his match against Omar Jasika, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga paused the game to help out a ball girl who had been hit in the face with a ball. Tsonga spoke with the press about the moment, which to him wasn’t a big deal at the time, but was a huge hit on social media, per The Sydney Morning Herald:
“At the start I thought she was normal, because she always send me ball on the side so I said ‘what’s happened with her’,” Tsonga said.
“After the second time I saw she was in trouble. I just came to her and helped her go out because she was in a bad [state].”
Tsonga ultimately won his match against Jasika, but even if he didn’t win, at least he won the crowd over with a simple, sweet gesture toward someone in need.
(h/t Deadspin)
