At the 2015 Australian Open Tennis Championship, a ball boy was struck by a tennis ball travelling at a speed of 194 kilometers per hour during a match between Feliciano Lopez and Adrian Manarino!

Here is the high speed tennis ball hurtling towards the ball boy!

After being struck by the tennis ball, the ball boy crumbles to the ground. It has hit him in the groin!

Both players rush over to check on the condition of the ball boy who appears to be slightly stunned!

As the ball boy is escorted off the court to receive medical treatment, he receives a warm round of applause from spectators! Everyone watching can appreciate the pain the young man is currently experiencing!

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The ball boy later returned to the court and resumed his duties! What a courageous act!