An unlucky U.S. Open ball boy will never forget this Venus Williams serve
He's really earning his job title.
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by AP/REX/Shutterstock (9028681gs) Venus Williams, of the United States, serves to Viktoria Kuzmova, of Slovakia, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, in New York US Open Tennis, New York, USA - 28 Aug 2017
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For a while, Venus Williams had the fastest serve in women's tennis -- a fact that one unlucky U.S. Open ball boy will probably remember forever.
During Williams' match against Greece's Maria Sakkari on Friday, a mild disaster occurred. Williams hit a serve that Sakkari couldn't reach, so the ball bounced and flew right up to the ball boy.
Emphasis on the "ball."
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He's lucky it had already bounced, to be honest. Still, credit where credit is due -- this consummate professional didn't even drop the tennis ball!
Congratulations, kid. We are very sorry about your public injury.
Chloe Bryan
Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.
