LONDON (AP) — A 15-year-old German player was disqualified from Wimbledon’s junior tournament after she angrily threw her racket on the grass and it bounced into the stands, the All England Club confirmed Sunday.
The incident involving Ida Wobker occurred toward the end of the second set of a girls’ singles first-round match on Saturday.
Romanian opponent Maria Valentina Pop had won the opening set 6-0 and it was 5-5 all in the second when Wobker missed a backhand long and lost her cool. She threw the racket toward the court and it bounced up and into the few rows of stands lining Court 11.
It wasn't clear if the racket hit any spectators but Wobker walked over toward the stands and got her racket back.
After a lengthy wait for a verdict from tournament officials, the chair umpire announced that Wobker was defaulted for unsportsmanlike conduct.
There is no prize money in the junior tournaments, so Wobker was not fined.
AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Please purchase a Premium Subscription to continue reading.
To continue, please log in, or sign up for a new account.
We offer one free story view per month. If you register for an account, you will get two additional story views. After those three total views, we ask that you support us with a subscription.
A subscription to our digital content is so much more than just access to our valuable content. It means you’re helping to support a local community institution that has, from its very start, supported the betterment of our society. Thank you very much!
Only subscribers can view and post comments on articles.
Already a subscriber? Login Here
CA Is Burning said:
CA Is Burning said:
Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
Error! There was an error processing your request.
Sorry, an error occurred.
Already Subscribed!
Cancel anytime
Thank you .
Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in.
Check your email for details.
Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password.
An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account.
No promotional rates found.
Secure & Encrypted
Thank you.
Your gift purchase was successful! Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in.
| Rate: | |
| Begins: | |
| Transaction ID: |
A receipt was sent to your email.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep the discussion civilized. Absolutely NO personal attacks or insults directed toward writers, nor others who make comments.
Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
Don't threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Anyone violating these rules will be issued a warning. After the warning, comment privileges can be revoked.