New York (USA) – This scene is simply unbelievable, the arrogance and humiliation cannot be surpassed. A Tennis-Star won the last Grand Slam of the year, the US Open in New York, caused a real scandal.
Yulia Putintseva (29) was apparently so frustrated with her performance that she humiliated a ball girl. © IMAGO / PanoramiC
Kazakh Yulia Putintseva (29) played in the third round of the tournament against the Italian finalist of the French Open and Wimbledon, Jasmine Paolini (28).
When the Italian wins the match 2:2 in the second set and Putintseva is supposed to serve, unbelievable scenes take place.
The Kazakh waits for the ball girl to receive the balls from her teammates on the other side of the net, where Paolini had served.
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Even that seems to be too slow for the world number 32, she stands there bored and swings her racket back and forth.
When the girl finally stands up to throw the balls to her, the 29-year-old doesn’t react at first. Then she makes a movement with both arms that clearly shows: “Now throw.”
Jasmine Paolini (28) clearly defeated the Kazakh. © IMAGO / USA TODAY Network
The girl, who is holding a total of three balls in both hands, finally starts throwing the yellow felt balls to her.
But Putintseva has no interest in catching her. She lets the first ball bounce off her stomach and again makes the gesture with both hands for the girl to throw.
The spectators start to murmur and cannot believe it when the Kazakh player fails to catch the second ball, but instead lets it bounce off her foot. Then the first boos start. Putintseva finally catches the third ball.
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A video of the scene is circulating on X, and users cannot believe how unfair and disrespectful the player was in that moment towards the completely unsettled ball girl.
Many people dream of throwing the ball to their big stars at such tournaments. But this girl is unlikely to become a fan of Putintseva.
One user wrote: “Thank God Paolini beat her, she needs some humility training.” The Italian won the match clearly with 6:3 and 6:4. It is still unclear whether Putintseva will have to pay a penalty for her disrespectful behavior.
