Tennis Legend Boris Becker Slams Yulia Putintseva Over Her 'Terrible behavior' at US Open

The Yulia Putintseva vs Jasmine Paolini match that took place on Saturday at the 2024 US Open has drawn significant attention. Throughout the match, Yulia cut out a frustrated figure and ultimately her aggravation vented out in the form of bizarre behaviour towards a ball girl. The 29-year-old former tennis star faced criticism for her unprofessional behaviour and unpleasant demeanor towards a ball girl. As this uncomfortable incident occurred during a challenging period for Putintseva, the online community didn't hold back in expressing their disapproval.

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Boris Becker Slams Yulia Putinseva For Showing Unprofessional Demeanor on Court

As the 29-year-old was heading towards a third-round loss to Italy's Jasmine Paolini, she was booed by the crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York for seemingly ignoring a ball girl. Boris Becker criticized Yulia Putintseva for displaying "terrible behavior" during her third-round loss to Jasmine Paolini at the US Open. The Kazakh player appeared visibly frustrated throughout the match, ultimately falling 6-3, 6-4 to the world No. 5.

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Yulia Putinseva Apologises to Ball Girl

After her defeat to Paolini, she apologised for her behaviour via an Instagram story: “I want to apologise to her for the way I was when she was giving me the balls.

“Honestly speaking it was not about her. I was really p***ed at myself by not winning the game from the breakpoint and then got [so] empty with my emotions and deep in my thoughts that I was not focusing on what's going on and who gives me the ball. All the ball kids were doing amazing as always at the US Open.”