Ball girl collapses at Australia Open with tennis ace hailed after rushing to her aid and helping carry her off court

TENNIS star Zeynep Sonmez rushed to the aid of a ball girl who fainted during her Australian Open tournament opener.

The ball girl fainted by the umpire’s chair as Ekaterina Alexandrova was serving for the second set.

She fell flat on her back but managed to get back to her feet.

Sonmez noticed the worrying scenes and immediately rushed to her aid, helping her walk off the court in order for her to receive medical attention.

The ball girl managed to get back to her feet and was eventually helped off the court by the attentive medical team.

Tennis fans around the world hailed Sonmez for reacting so quickly to the girl fainting.

The worrying incident led to a six-minute delay in play.

The ball girl is understood to have received additional medical treatement on site before heading home.

Temperatures were a blistering 28 degrees Celsius on the first day of the play at Melbourne Park.

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