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Tsitsipas outlasts Fritz as two balls land in play twice
Tsitsipas beat Fritz in Shanghai in a match where officials twice stopped play for a stray ball; the spare never lost a point.
Watch it as it aired: Vera Bullock and Hank Ledger on this story, from BBN Newsroom at 2:24 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Tennis Now's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Tennis Now: “Two Balls, Two Lets, One Bizarre Game: Tsitsipas Survives Fritz in Shanghai”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 2:24 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Vera Bullock and Hank Ledger.
- BBN covered this story before: Taylor Fritz frustrated despite winning Shanghai Masters match (October 10).
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn Shanghai, Stefanos Tsitsipas survived Taylor Fritz after a match that included two separate points replayed because a second ball turned up on court, twice.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwo balls. So somebody got hired and nobody told the first ball about it.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwice, Vera. The officials called a let both times and replayed the point.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwice means it wasn't a mistake. That ball was a lateral transfer, and the headcount just keeps growing.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe extra ball also never lost a point. It had better job security than anyone else on that court.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorUnpaid, too.
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