Video: Djokovic hits ball boy in head

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3qkv5tLds0 Sunday night's five-set masterclass display between Novak Djokovic and Stanislas Wawrinka (won by Djokovic 1-6, 7-5,

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3qkv5tLds0

Sunday night's five-set masterclass display between Novak Djokovic and Stanislas Wawrinka (won by Djokovic 1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 12-10 in five hours) had a little bit of everything. Spectacular tennis, gripping drama and a near-head injury to a ball kid. Who says tennis is a non-contact sport?

Early in the fourth-set tiebreak, Djokovic shanked a forehand return right off an unsuspecting ball boy's head. Thankfully they breed them tough Down Under, and the kid barely flinched. It's been a tough week for the kids in Melbourne, who have had to withstand triple-digit temperatures while trying to avoid being hit by balls, water bottles or, in this case, rackets:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGnOQ17m9Jg

No surprise that this year's ballkids are up to the challenge though. After all, this is the same Slam that featured this great catch last year. Have the Yankees drafted this kid yet?

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Published Jan 21, 2013 | Modified Jan 21, 2013

COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.

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