Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 11, 2018. Switzerland's Roger Federer attends a press conference after loosing his quarter final match against South Africa's Kevin Anderson . Florian Eisele/AELTC pool via Reuters
(Reuters) - Tennis players need to respect ball boys and ball girls, Roger Federer said in the wake of a row following Fernando Verdasco's rant over a sweaty towel.
Spaniard Verdasco was cast as a villain on social media last week after appearing to berate a ball boy for not bringing his towel quickly enough during a semi-final defeat at the Shenzen Open.
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