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Video: Teenage Wimbledon star is disqualified after mistakenly launching her racquet into the crowd

A Wimbledon junior player was unlucky to receive a default from her first match of the Championships after accidentally launching her racquet into the crowd after hitting a backhand out of court.

German rising star Ida Wobker, 15, was battling back in the second set of her first-round match against Romania's Maria Valentina Pop after losing the first set 6-0, when she hit the ball long 30-love down, at 5-5.

Frustrated with her struggle to claw her way into Pop's service game, Wobker struck the turf with her racquet, letting go of the handle.

But rather than staying on Court 11, the force with which the racquet was flung caused it to bounce off the grass, and into the stands and the watching spectators.

The chair umpire immediately paused the match, calling a supervisor onto the court - and after several minutes inspecting the incident, the contest was called for 'game, set and match'.

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Video: Wimbledon star is disqualified after launching racquet into crowd

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