Venus Williams was eliminated in the second round of the US Open on Wednesday, but not before puzzling a ball boy with his coffee order mid-game.
<p content = "In the middle of Williams' match against Elina Svitolinashe asked a member of her team to bring her a cup of coffee. Booths were brought back and handed to a ball boy, who then had to hand it over to him. But there was a problem: Williams had already left his seat in court and was heading towards the tunnel. The ball boy just missed it and stays with the cup. He then had to find what to do while everyone was watching the scene. "Data-reactid =" 23 "type =" text "> In the middle of Williams' match against Elina Svitolina, she asked a member of her team to send her a cup of coffee was brought from the stands and given to a bullet boy, who then had to hand it over to him, but there was a problem: Williams had already left her seat and headed for the tunnel, she had just missed it and stayed with the goblet, so he had to find out what to do while everyone was watching him.
You can almost see the waves of confused terror floating around him as he watches the target of his rescue fleeing from him. He turned, as if to give it back to the person who gave it to him, but stopped after a few steps and finally put the cup near his chair.
The ball boy deserves applause for having handled it so well, especially given the intensity and discomfort he must have felt at the time. His job was to bring the coffee as quickly as possible to Venus Williams and he strove to do it for him.
See more from the US Open:
tenPICTURES
Views of the American Open 2019
See gallery
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 26: Serena Williams of the United States strikes back against Russia's Maria Sharapova in the opening round of the US Open at the Arthur Ashe Stadium at the American Tennis Center Billie Jean King, USTA, August 26, 2019 The city of New York. (Photo by TPN / Getty)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 28: Serena Williams of the United States reacts during her second round match in women's singles against Catherine McNally of the United States on the third day of the US Open 2019 at the USTA August 28 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at the USTA, 2019 in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens in New York. (Photo by Clive Brunskill / Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 28: Novak Djokovic of Serbia regains the upper hand in his second round match in men's singles against Juan Ignacio Londero of Argentina on the third day of the US Open 2019 at the USTA the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center the USTA on August 28, 2019 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens district in New York. (Photo by Clive Brunskill / Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 26: Cameron Norrie of Great Britain returns a shot during his first-round match in men's singles against Gregoire Barrere of France on the opening day of the US Open 2019 at the USTA, the USIE's Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, on August 26, 2019 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens district in New York. (Photo by Clive Brunskill / Getty Images)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot to Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain in the first round of the US Open Tennis Tournament on Monday, August 26, 2019 in New York. (AP Photo / Frank Franklin II)
Serena Williams of the United States reacts after scoring a point in the net against Caty McNally of the United States in the second round of the US Open tennis tournament in New York on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. (AP Photo / Charles Krupa)
Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after defeating Australia's John Millman in the opening round of the US Open tennis tournament on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 in New York. (AP Photo / Adam Hunger)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 28: Venus Williams (left) of the United States shakes hands with Elina Svitolina of Ukraine after her defeat in the second round of the women's singles, the US Open 2019 at the USTA Billie Jean The King National Tennis Center on August 28, 2019 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens district of New York. (Photo by Matthew Stockman / Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 28: Roger Federer of Switzerland is preparing to return a shot against Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina during his second round match in men's singles on the third day of the US Open 2019 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Center August 28, 2019 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens district in New York. (Photo by Katharine Lotze / Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 27: Cori Gauff of the United States celebrates the first leg against Russia's Anastasia Potapova in their women's singles first round match on the second day of the US Open 2019 at the USTA Tennis Center Billie Jean King the USTA on August 27, 2019 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens district in New York. (Photo by Clive Brunskill / Getty Images)
HIDE CAPTION
SHOW CAPTION
This is not the first time Williams has ordered coffee in the middle of a match. At the Western & Southern Open, several weeks before the US Open, she also commissioned an appointment for the mid-match.
This time she was really there to receive him.
<p content = "More from Yahoo Sports:"data-reactid =" 32 "type =" text ">More from Yahoo Sports:
