British tennis participant Harriet Dart has issued an apology after asking the umpire to tell her opponent, Lois Boisson, to put on deodorant throughout their Rouen Open match on Tuesday. Dart claimed that Boisson “smells actually unhealthy.”
Courtside microphones caught Dart making the criticism within the second set. Dart ended up shedding the match 6-0, 6-3.
“Are you able to inform her to put on deodorant,” Dart could possibly be heard asking the umpire. “As a result of the odor. Are you able to inform her to put on deodorant? She smells actually unhealthy.”
The umpire could not be heard responding to Dart’s request, whereas Boisson was on the opposite aspect of the courtroom.
Dart, the world No. 62, ended up apologizing in a narrative publish on her Instagram account.
“I wish to apologize for what I mentioned on the courtroom at the moment, it was a heat-of-the-moment remark that I really remorse,” Dart mentioned. “That is not how I wish to carry myself, and I take full duty. I’ve a whole lot of respect for Lois and the way she competed at the moment. I will be taught from this and transfer ahead.”
Boisson showcased her humorousness in a publish on her Instagram story. She posted an edited photograph of herself holding deodorant throughout a serve. She additionally tagged the non-public hygiene model Dove and mentioned “apparently want a collab.”
Boisson was making her WTA Tour debut on the Rouen Open, and is ranked No. 303 within the WTA rankings after coping with a knee harm in 2024. She is scheduled to tackle Moyuka Uchijima within the Spherical of 16 on Thursday.
