Ball Boy Takes A Ball To The Balls At Australian Open

    Yup, that's going to hurt.

    Richard James
    by Richard James

    BuzzFeed News Reporter, UK

    A ball boy at the Australian Open had to leave the court on Thursday morning after being hit in the groin by a 200km/h serve from No.12 seed Feliciano Lopez.

    View this video on YouTube
    youtube.com

    Ouch.

    youtube.com

    Lopez asked the ball boy if he was OK before walking to other side of the court to check on him.

    youtube.com

    The young chap eventually had to leave the court as he recovered from the ordeal.

    youtube.com

    He wasn't the only person to retire during the game.

    Lopez progressed to the third round of the competition after his opponent, Adrian Mannarino, was forced to call it quits, due to suspected heat exhaustion, while leading two sets to one.