La tenista caja Yulia Putintseva fell this Saturday in the third round of the US Open against the Italian Jasmine Paolini by 6-3 and 6-4. However, what transcended was not the result but A reprehensible attitude on his part, which earned him boos from the public and repudiation on social networks.. Later, he apologized for what happened.
Paolini, world number 5 and runner-up at Roland Garros and Wimbledon this year, imposed the conditions throughout the match and her victory was never in danger. This generated strong frustration in the Asian athlete, who channeled it in the worst way..
At one point during the match, he snubbed one of the ball girls. The young woman began to throw the balls at Putintseva, who barely managed to stand there in a haughty attitude, without catching them.He had just taken the third, while from the stands there was a loud booing for his actions.
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Yulia Putintseva had a difficult match against the Italian Jasmine Paolini.
The video of what happened went viral on social media, where users condemned her behavior. Through the same channel, the tennis player apologized to the ball girl in an Instagram story. “I want to apologize to the ball girl for the way I behaved when she was throwing the balls to me. Honestly, it wasn’t because of her.”wrote.
“I was really angry with myself for not winning the game after the break and then I was just so wrapped up in my emotions and so wrapped up in my thoughts that I wasn’t even realizing what was happening and who was giving me the ball. Everyone is doing amazing as always at the US Open,” she admitted.
The public boos the Kazakh tennis player who snubbed the ball girl
Yulia Putintseva earned the anger of the crowd after venting her frustration on the young volunteer.
