Releasing Keiko, the killer whale of 'Free Willy': The story of how the Hollywood icon was let back into the wild.Alerts: Get tennis news sent to your phone.'The rest of the decision was taken by the supervisor. 'It's not easy because the only thing we did was go to the referee and explain what happened. 'For Marie and for me it's tough to have all this kind of things that people are saying,' she said after losing in the singles fourth round on Monday. The pair stand to lose 43,000 euros (37,000) in prize money.Ĭzech Bouzkova and Spain's Sorribes Tormo received widespread criticism for seemingly encouraging their opponents to be defaulted, but Sorribes Tormo defended their reaction.

Kato, ranked 31st in doubles, left the court in tears and was consoled by Indonesian partner Aldila Sutjiadi. Kato was initially given a warning by the umpire but was disqualified after protests from opponents Marie Bouzkova and Sara Sorribes Tormo.

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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