Taylor Fritz: ball girl in tears after being hit at Paris Masters
What went viral during Taylor Fritz's 100th Masters 1000 win was a ball that struck a ball girl. She left the court in tears after being hugged by Arthur Fils, and Fritz won 6/3 6/4 in 1h10 to reach the quarter-finals.

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Nas redes, o que viralizou nesta quinta-feira (5) foi a centésima vitória de Fritz em Masters 1.000. O americano venceu Arthur Fils por 2 sets a 0 — 6/3 e 6/4 — em 1h10 de jogo. Apesar da facilidade nas oitavas, o lance mais comentado não foi um dos 14 aces, e sim uma bolada que atingiu uma das boleiras.
Tudo começa no saque de Fritz, com 197 km/h de média no primeiro saque e 162 km/h no segundo. A bola quica duas vezes antes de acertar o rosto da menina, que aparece chorando e recebe o abraço de Fils. A juíza de cadeira também deixou o posto para abraçá-la, e a jovem deixou a quadra aplaudida.
O jogo seguiu com o americano, nº 12 do mundo, superando o atual sétimo do ranking. Foi o segundo triunfo em três duelos entre eles; Fritz anotou 14 winners contra nove, não enfrentou break points e cedeu apenas dez pontos nos games de serviço, cinco em cada set.
Na quarta participação no torneio parisiense, Fritz enfrenta Carlos Alcaraz por vaga na semifinal. O espanhol avançou sem entrar em quadra, já que Matteo Berrettini desistiu por dores no braço. Será a 21ª semifinal de Masters 1.000 de Alcaraz e o oitavo duelo contra Fritz, com seis vitórias do espanhol.
Na outra chave, Ben Shelton (4º, canhoto de 24 anos) enfrenta o compatriota Tommy Paul (14º), no quinto encontro entre eles, com duas vitórias para cada lado. Shelton virou sobre Arthur Rinderknech por 2 sets a 1 (3/6, 6/4 e 7/6(5)), e Paul passou por Quentin Halys por 7/6 (3) e 6/4, em 1h35.
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