15-year-old French tennis player slaps opponent after losing match, video goes viral

In a shocking video that’s going crazy viral on social media nowadays, a 15-year-old French tennis player was seen slapping his opponent after he lost the match. It’s still not known why Raphael Nii Ankrah, the Ghanian player who defeated top seed Frenchman Michael Kouame was hit by the latter after they were supposed to shake hands as is the custom. 

Following the incident, a full-fledged brawl broke out between the two players, and the video of the incident has since been going viral all over social media. 

The tennis tournament ITF Juniors was being hosted in Ghana and on Monday, Michael Kouame and Raphael Nii Ankrah were scheduled to face off against one another. While Kouame was the top seed, Raphael pulled off a major upset as he defeated the Frenchman in a tie-breaker with the final score reading 6-2, 6-7, 7-6 in the Ghanian’s favour. 

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