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Watch: Pouille Serve Tags Lineswoman

A Lucas Pouille serve hits a lineswoman in the face as he beats del Potro in four. RT @doublefault28: #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/Vs9MsA1amP
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) July 3, 2016

The perils of being a linesperson in modern tennis must never be underestimated. Especially for linespeople with glasses.

Watch above, as a Lucas Pouille aces eludes the racquet of Juan Martin del Potro and thunks this lineswoman directly in the head. She goes down for a bit and eventually had to leave the court, but did appear to be okay as she left the court.

Pouille would finish off his win over Del Potro a few games later. The 30th-seeded Frenchman is into the Wimbledon round of 16 for the first time with a 6-7(4) 7-6(6) 7-5 6-1 victory.

Pouille will face Bernard Tomic in the round of 16.

For those following the drama of this match, there was a friendly handshake between the players at the conclusion of the match: