Kato gently directed the ball towards the ball girl or ball picker standing across the court. However, the ball hit the back of the ball girl, and Kato immediately apologized.
Kato was initially warned by the umpire, but a supervisor then entered the court and the pair, who were seeded 16th in the tournament, were disqualified from the match after Bouzkova and Sorribes Tormo protested to the umpire.
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