![]() In Sunday's match, Kato knocked a loose ball down the court between points, hitting the ball girl on the shoulder and leaving her visibly distressed. Not because I care too much about the mixed but because hopefully she can kind of move on." "I was happy when we got the call that we will be allowed to play mixed. Everybody in the men's locker room was saying it was impossible to default her. ![]() On the decision to default her, Germany's Puetz added: "It was so bad. She managed to return a few minutes later but only feeling composed enough to answer questions in Japanese. ![]() In a news conference after Monday's mixed doubles match, a teary Kato did not speak before leaving the interview room to compose herself. Kato, 28, offered her "sincere" apologies to the youngster for the "unfortunate mishap", saying it was "completely unintentional". "Miyu feels terrible about what happened," Tim Puetz, Kato's mixed doubles partner, said. A day after the incident, Kato cried on court after playing in the mixed doubles and was still emotional when she tried to talk to journalists. ![]()
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