A Bulgarian tennis player showed his softer side during a tense match at the Shanghai Rolex Masters when he stopped play to console a tearful young ball boy.
Grigor Dimitrov was locked in a tight tussle with Canadian Vasek Pospisil when a searing serve from his opponent thudded into the boy's chest, causing the waterworks to flow.
Noticing the ball boy was clearly in pain, the 27-year-old signalled Pospisil to hold off on his next serve attempt while he comforted the boy - even gifting him a sweatband from his wrist in consolation.
Dimitrov would ultimately go on to lose the match, but there's no doubt he won the love of the crowd with his touching gesture.
Newshub.
