Ive been playing a long time so I have been hit quite a few
times, nothing too serious though. Someone else posted on the
many different shades of purple that happens when someone gets
hit with a pelota and I can attest this is true.
As far as pros go I witnessed what was basically the end of Atains
career when he injured his knee the first time while playing 11th
game singles and also was there when Cuvet hooked a rebote into
Regis' face. Very nasty.
I saw Chaz get hit in the face at N. Miami amateur and the most
gruesome injury I ever saw was when this guy named Toady got hit
square in the nose off of a tipped ball. His nose just seem to
explode, I never knew the human body contained so much blood.
The most ironic injury I ever witnessed was a guy named Doc, who
was a dentist, and he was playing backcourt and let a low drive
drive go past him intending to turn the rebote. He mis-judged
the speed and as soon as he turned around the ball hit off the
back wall then hit him right in his mouth. Shortly after he got
hit I remember him being in the lobby of N. Miami Amateur on the
phone talking to his dentist partner arranging to meet up with
him to have oral surgery done on his messed up teeth. I think
Doc played a season or two at Palm Beach in the early 90's.
