‘I shanked the ball’:Polmans sorry after ball whacked in frustration hits umpire in the face
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‘I shanked the ball’:Polmans sorry after ball whacked in frustration hits umpire in the face

Australian tennis player Marc Polmans has been disqualified from the Shanghai Masters during qualifying after whacking a tennis ball and hitting the chair umpire.

  • byScott Spits

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