FROM ACE TO SHAME! US Open Tennis Player’s Sickening Display of Disrespect Towards Ball Girl – The Apology That’s Too Little, Too Late?”
The US Open tennis player, Yulia Putintseva, has apologized for her unacceptable behavior towards a ball girl during her third-round loss to Jasmine Paolini. Putintseva, who was frustrated with her own performance, directed her anger towards the ball girl, glaring at her and refusing to pick up the balls thrown to her. The incident sparked…
The US Open tennis player, Yulia Putintseva, has apologized for her unacceptable behavior towards a ball girl during her third-round loss to Jasmine Paolini. Putintseva, who was frustrated with her own performance, directed her anger towards the ball girl, glaring at her and refusing to pick up the balls thrown to her. The incident sparked widespread criticism on social media, with many calling her actions “nasty” and “intimidating”.
Putintseva, 29, took to social media to issue an apology, stating: “I want to apologize to the ball girl for my behavior when she was giving me balls. Honestly, it wasn’t about her. I was angry with myself for not winning the game from the break point and got caught up in my emotions, losing focus on what was happening around me.”
Putintseva, a three-time major quarter-finalist and current world No. 32, has won three WTA Tour titles and has represented Kazakhstan since 2012. Her apology aims to make amends for her unacceptable behavior, which has been widely condemned by the tennis community and beyond.