How to Use ball girl in a Sentence

ball girl

noun
  • See those ball girls, crouching on opposite sides of the net?
    — Gregg Doyel indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The ball boys and ball girls are not allowed to directly hand a player a ball.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
  • But on a return of serve, a scorching forehand from Nadal hit a ball girl on the head.
    — Jill Martin, CNN, 23 Jan. 2020
  • At one point, a ball girl stood in for Sock and traded shots with Federer.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2018
  • After falling, the ball girl can be seen quickly getting to her feet, before stumbling again.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Ever been a ball boy – or ball girl – for a match between Venus and Serena Williams?
    — Gregg Doyel indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Jodar defended himself when asked what happened between him and the ball girl on the court during his post-match press conference.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
  • One ball girl named Mollie even shows Kate how to stand on the sidelines of the court in position and throw back a tennis ball to a player with a straight arm.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 24 June 2023
  • At the time, Proctor didn’t realize the magnitude of being the Miami Heat’s first ball girl.
    — Brittney Oliver, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Princess Kate recently hit the Wimbledon courts with friend Roger Federer and trained with some of the ball boys and ball girls who help the event run smoothly.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 17 July 2023
  • Because of the heat warnings, the ball boys and ball girls for Wednesday's matches at Wimbledon's qualifying tournament were kept home.
    — ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • At Wimbledon in 1995, Tim Henman hit a ball into the head of a ball girl and was defaulted from a doubles match.
    — Bloomberg.com, 6 Sep. 2020
  • During a qualifying match Saturday, Elliot Benchetrit of France asked a ball girl to peel a banana for him between games.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Ahead of the tournament, the Princess of Wales hit the courts with Federer in a video celebrating Wimbledon's ball girls and boys.
    — Town & Country, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Following his third-round victory against American player Alex Michelsen, Rafael Jodar walked by a ball girl on his way off court.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • French tennis player Elliot Benchetrit caused controversy in the qualifying rounds of the Australian Open after asking a ball girl to peel his banana.
    — CNN, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Her presence eventually inspired the Miami Heat owner's daughter, Kelly Arison, to become a ball girl, too.
    — Brittney Oliver, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2021

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