A Wildcard's Descent into Disaster: Egyptian Tennis Player's Shocking Debut
In a match that has left the tennis world in awe, 21-year-old Hajar Abdelkader's dismal debut went viral on social media after she served an astonishing 20 double faults and lost 6-0, 6-0 to German opponent Lorena Schaedel in just 37 minutes.
The Egyptian wildcard player's performance was deemed so appalling that the organizers of the ITF W35 tournament have since acknowledged that she should not have been allowed to compete. The tournament's governing body, Tennis Kenya, expressed regret over the decision and vowed to prevent a similar occurrence in the future.
In hindsight, it has become clear that the Egyptian Tennis Federation had no involvement with Abdelkader, who was actually registered as an amateur player from Kenya at the time of her participation.
This embarrassing display of incompetence raises questions about the level of scrutiny applied to wildcard entrants and the role of governing bodies in ensuring fair play in tennis competitions.
Abdelkader's remarkable – yet regrettable – performance has sparked a heated debate within the tennis community, with many questioning how such a player could be allowed to participate in a professional tournament without proper vetting.
In a match that has left the tennis world in awe, 21-year-old Hajar Abdelkader's dismal debut went viral on social media after she served an astonishing 20 double faults and lost 6-0, 6-0 to German opponent Lorena Schaedel in just 37 minutes.
The Egyptian wildcard player's performance was deemed so appalling that the organizers of the ITF W35 tournament have since acknowledged that she should not have been allowed to compete. The tournament's governing body, Tennis Kenya, expressed regret over the decision and vowed to prevent a similar occurrence in the future.
In hindsight, it has become clear that the Egyptian Tennis Federation had no involvement with Abdelkader, who was actually registered as an amateur player from Kenya at the time of her participation.
This embarrassing display of incompetence raises questions about the level of scrutiny applied to wildcard entrants and the role of governing bodies in ensuring fair play in tennis competitions.
Abdelkader's remarkable – yet regrettable – performance has sparked a heated debate within the tennis community, with many questioning how such a player could be allowed to participate in a professional tournament without proper vetting.
i mean i feel bad for the german girl who got destroyed but hajar needs some major coaching or something 
also what's with the federation not checking if she was even from egypt? 
seems like a huge mistake to me, maybe they shoulda done their research better 
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20 double faults is like something out of a movie, I mean i've seen players have bad games before but this is on another level 
the fact that she was registered as a kenyan amateur player from africa is wild 
and how did she even get past qualification? i feel for her, it's not like she meant to be terrible at tennis, maybe she just had an off day? 
so we don't see this again
this whole thing is just giving me life though 
20 double faults?! what was she even thinking on that court? 
I'm just shocked by this whole situation... like, I know mistakes happen but 20 double faults? 
That's just unbelievable! And to think she wasn't even registered as an Egyptian player... talk about a recipe for disaster 
. As a parent, it makes me nervous thinking about all the young athletes out there who might be getting thrown into the deep end without proper checks in place. I mean, what if they're not ready? What if they don't have the skills to handle that level of competition? 
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, like she was just thrown into the deep end and didn't stand a chance 
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. I guess this is a good reminder for tennis orgs to double-check their registrations 
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