So, here’s the thing. Imagine you’re at a tennis match, minding your own business, and then… BAM! Drama. And, it wasn’t the usual suspect, like a broken racket or a dodgy call. Nope. It was Harriet Dart, in all her glory, bringing a bit of, shall we say, off-court issues onto the court.
Okay, let’s backtrack. Dart’s playing this match against Lois Boisson, a French wild card player, who, by the way, was totally owning the game. I mean, a 6-0, 6-3 score? That’s like, wow. Anyway, somewhere amidst all that racket and balls flying around, Dart suddenly decides to ask the umpire something. And not like a quiet whisper – this is out loud. She wants the umpire to suggest to Boisson… um, how do I say this… to use some deodorant. Just let that sink in for a second.
I mean, who even notices stuff like that during a high-stakes match, right? But there she was, all serious, probably thinking to herself, “No way can I focus with this smell around.” Meanwhile, Boisson is over there, clearly not bothered by any of it, and just smashing through the games. She takes seven straight to start and seals the deal with three more at the end. It’s almost poetic how unbothered she was by the whole sweat saga.
Oh, and just a side note – this little gem of a moment? Yeah, it went viral on Twitter. Social media, man, it’s like the new peanut gallery but on steroids. Anyway, maybe Dart thought her comment would, I don’t know, throw Boisson off or something. Didn’t exactly go as planned, did it?
But, like, who knows what was going through Dart’s mind in the moment, right? Maybe it was nerves or just a bad day. Or maybe she just couldn’t get that scent out of her head, because let’s face it, our senses can be pesky little things. But in the end, none of this fazed Boisson – she just kept her head in the game. And Dart? Well, her words are hanging out there on the internet for everyone to see.
Tennis, where body odor debates and match points go hand in hand. Who would’ve thunk it?
