You have to admire tennis ball boys. Much like the guards stationed outside Buckingham Palace, they maintain their staunch pose despite tennis balls flying around the court.
Frequently serves of up to 120 mph end up hitting them. As was the case in the Australian Open this morning. 12th seed Feliciano Lopez beat French man Adrianno Mannarino after Mannarino was forced to retire despite leading by two sets.
But the most notable moment was during the first set, with Lopez on serve. Lopez served a little long, and the wayward strike ended up with a casuality.
Men. Prepare to cringe, we present "Tennis Ball In the Groin".
The gasps from the crowd in the first few seconds give it away, and the replay shows how on target the wayward serve was.
Mannarino was the only the second casuality of this match, with the ball boy unable to continue. His determination to continue was admirable.
