Japan's Miyu Kato became a French Open champion on Thursday, four days after she was controversially disqualified from the women's doubles for accidentally hitting a ball girl.

French Open: Disqualified Japanese player Miyu Kato claims mixed doubles title with Tim Puetz

Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi were disqualified from the French Open on Sunday after a ballgirl was accidentally hit by a harmless looking lob in an incident which also called into question the sportsmanship of their opponents.

French Open 2023: Miyu Kato, Aldila Sutjiadi disqualified after accidently hitting ballgirl during match

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French Open: Disqualified Japanese player Miyu Kato claims mixed doubles title with Tim Puetz

French Open 2023: Miyu Kato, Aldila Sutjiadi disqualified after accidently hitting ballgirl during match