Tennis player, Jodie Burrage stopped her Wimbledon match to rescue a ball boy.
On openind day of Wimbledon, British tennis player, Burrage, stopped her match at Wimbledon on Monday to check on a ball boy who looked ill. The game was on hold for 10 minutes as Burrage ran to his side to check on him. He was sitting down and looked dehydrated. "I just reacted how I think anyone would," Burrage said to The Associated Press. She went to his side with a sports drink and energy gel.
The 23-year-old stayed with him until medical assistance arrived. Burrage shares with BBC, "I've fainted a few times. I actually had a panic attack once in juniors here, so I've been where he is. I kind of know a little bit how he was feeling."
Burrage knew he needed sugar, but he wasn't liking the gel she had given him. She agreed that it "is not the nicest thing to have." Thankfully someone in the crowd said they had sweets if he wanted that instead.
Although Burrage lost the match that day, she came out a hero!