Sock Comforts Injured French Boy In Paris

Jack Sock should have been celebrating his first-round win at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. But after his straight-sets win on Tuesday, the American could only think about the little boy who had been seen by paramedics during the match.

Was he OK? Is he still around? Where is he? Sock quizzed others after his win.

During the latter part of the second set, Sock had hit a first serve that landed out but bounced into the first row and hit the French boy in the mouth. The boy started crying. Play was stopped. On-site paramedics came and gave the boy an ice pack. Sock worried.

“Obviously I couldn’t see exactly what happened,” he said. “At first when I saw the serve go over and it hit him, I thought it could be his eye and he was wearing glasses, so could have been a disaster.”

The 24 year old would soon learn the situation wasn’t as bad as he had feared. The boy, who was with his dad in the stands, had stuck around after the match. He had endured a bloody nose from Sock’s serve but not much else, Sock said.

The World No. 24 comforted the boy and posed for some photos with him. Sock also gave him one of his wristbands.

“It was better than I thought it was,” Sock said. “I’m glad he’s OK.”