Criticism grew exponentially as the image spread through social networks. In the world of tennis in general and the US Open especially feeling ashamed of the bad behavior of one of its members. So much noise was made that he had no choice but to apologize a few hours later, though he’s not one to ease the tension off the court.
It happened in Louis Armstrong Stadium, the second in relevance and capacity of the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in New York. The victim, one of the ball girls in this last Grand Slam of the season. The executioner, one of the best tennis players but has a great reputation for controversy, as he often confuses his warrior character in scuffles with anyone who gets in his way.
The Russian nationalized Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, 29 years old and world number 32, he stood at the bottom of the track. In a defiant pose and contemptuous gesture towards her interlocutor, a ball girl waiting for the balls to arrive from the other side of the court to offer them to the player.
This one went through the first one, and gently affected his body. He did the same to the second, which he held by the leg. He finished third as if his life had been saved.
The boos from the stands intensified, but Putintseva overcame them all. Lost to the Italian Jasmine Paolini in the third round match. Later, as the scandal grew, his message came. “I want to apologize to the ball girl for the way I behaved when she was giving me the balls,” he began.
“Honestly speaking, I wasn’t going with her. I was really angry with myself because I didn’t win the game on break point. I was left emotionless and deep in thought, because I didn’t even concentrate on what was happening and who.” He gave me the ball,” he said. Although he gave the impression at the time of the event that he was taking it seriously with the girl.
“All the ball girls are doing fantastic, as always at the Open,” she concluded. Yulia Putintseva. His actions are deplorable.
Source: La Verdad
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