Tennis officials deliver good news update on condition of collapsed Australian Open ball girl

Tennis officials have given an update on the condition of the Australian Open ball kid who collapsed on court in a distressing scene.

A young ball girl collapsed on court 16.

Tennis officials have responded to the distressing scene of an Australian Open ball girl collapsing on court in a worrying scene early on Day 2.

Less than one hour into the action on a hot day at Melbourne Park, a ball kid fell to the ground from out of the blue at the back of Court 16 during the match between Lloyd Harris and Mikael Torpegaard.

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Players and on-court staff rushed to attend to the young girl.

Tennis reporter Jose Morgado reported both players also came to see the child and were there alongside the kid as she was helped from the court to receive medical attention.

Players looked very concerned but all the staff was quick to help.

Hoping it's all good. pic.twitter.com/GmSpsdMLcp

— José Morgado (@josemorgado) February 9, 2021

Australian Open officials responded to the incident on Tuesday afternoon to say the girl will now be rested for several days before returning at the end of this week.

“A ball kid was unwell during the first match on Court 16 today,” a Tennis Australia spokesperson told Channel 7.

“She was immediately attended to by the medical team and will rest at home as a precautionary measure. She will return to her ball kid duties later this week.”

The weather is forecast to hit 27C in parts of Melbourne on Tuesday with the mercury expected to reach 25C at Melbourne Park.