Thankfully the umpire did not have to ask for 'new balls, please' after this uncomfortable incident at the Australian Open on Thursday in Melbourne. Instead of a line judge calling 'out!', it was a case of shouting 'ouch!' after a ferocious serve from Spain's Feliciano Lopez hit a stunned ball boy right where it hurts. The unfortunate ball boy got in the way of Lopez's 200km/h serve during the first set of his match with Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, and had no chance of getting out of the way before it thumped into the tenderest of regions. Scroll down for video . Bullseye: There was no way the ball boy could get out of the way of Feliciano Lopez's 200km/h serve . The ball boy reacts too late and the ball  spins away after it hits him in the tenderest of places . Take a breather: The ball boy does his best to regain his composure after the incident . Grimacing in pain the stunned ball boy spun around after being hit and briefly tried to walk it off. But he soon got down on one knee to get his breath back as a worried Lopez then walked down the court to make sure he was all right. The umpire and players stood around the teenager giving words of encouragement, but they could do little to ease his pain. A worried Lopez of Spain can only look on and hope that the ball boy is OK after the incident . Lopez and his opponent Adrian Mannarino of France try to comfort the injured ball boy . Minutes later he was forced from the court as an anxious Lopez walked along with him. Ironically it wasn't the only retirement of the match as Lopez moved into the third round after Mannarino called it quits in the fourth set, despite leading two sets to one. At least in the poor ball boy's case he probably had a much stronger reason not to play on. In the end the ball boy is accompanied from the court by the the umpire and Lopez .
The unfortunate ball boy got in the way of Lopez's serve during the first set of his third round match with Frenchman Adrian Mannarino .
Grimacing in pain the ball boy bent down to try and get his breath back, but couldn't .
Lopez and Mannarino walked over to the stricken ball boy and gave some words of encouragement .
Despite initially trying to soldier on he eventually was forced to leave the court .
Thankfully the umpire did not have to ask for 'new balls, please' after this uncomfortable incident at the Australian Open on Thursday in Melbourne. Instead of a line judge calling 'out!', it was a case of shouting 'ouch!' after a ferocious serve from Spain's Feliciano Lopez hit a stunned ball boy right where it hurts. The unfortunate ball boy got in the way of Lopez's 200km/h serve during the first set of his match with Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, and had no chance of getting out of the way before it thumped into the tenderest of regions. Scroll down for video . Bullseye: There was no way the ball boy could get out of the way of Feliciano Lopez's 200km/h serve . The ball boy reacts too late and the ball spins away after it hits him in the tenderest of places . Take a breather: The ball boy does his best to regain his composure after the incident . Grimacing in pain the stunned ball boy spun around after being hit and briefly tried to walk it off. But he soon got down on one knee to get his breath back as a worried Lopez then walked down the court to make sure he was all right. The umpire and players stood around the teenager giving words of encouragement, but they could do little to ease his pain. A worried Lopez of Spain can only look on and hope that the ball boy is OK after the incident . Lopez and his opponent Adrian Mannarino of France try to comfort the injured ball boy . Minutes later he was forced from the court as an anxious Lopez walked along with him. Ironically it wasn't the only retirement of the match as Lopez moved into the third round after Mannarino called it quits in the fourth set, despite leading two sets to one. At least in the poor ball boy's case he probably had a much stronger reason not to play on. In the end the ball boy is accompanied from the court by the the umpire and Lopez .
boy right where it hurts. The unfortunate ball boy got in the way of Lopez's 200km/h serve during the first set of his match with Frenchman Grimacing in pain the stunned ball boy spun his breath back as a worried Lopez then walked down the court to make sure he was all right. The giving words of encouragement, but they could do Adrian Mannarino of France try to comfort the third round after Mannarino called it quits in