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A new camera angle from Roland Garros is changing the narrative around Rafa Jodar’s viral controversy involving a ball girl. While the original clip appeared to show contact between the Spanish teenager and the ball girl, the new footage suggests she may have simply lost her balance and fallen on her own. The angle is now prompting many fans to reconsider their initial reaction to the incident.

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00:01Rafa Jodar found himself at the center of a social media storm after a Roland Garros video appeared to show
00:07him pushing a ball girl while walking toward his player box.
00:10Of you when you're leaving the court at some point in this match where you shove a ball girl, you
00:16push the ball girl out of the way and I'm wondering...
00:18The footage spread rapidly and sparked criticism online, but a newly surfaced camera angle seems to tell a completely different
00:24story.
00:25Frame by frame, it appears Jodar never actually makes contact with the ball girl.
00:45Instead, the new view suggests she may have lost her balance while moving backward and tripped over the court tarp.
00:50Jodar had already denied touching her after the match, and many fans now believe the clearer footage supports his explanation.
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