Sakkari and Putintseva: Tension on the court after match in Bad Homburg

Tension on the court: Sakkari and Putintseva star in a clash in Bad Homburg

The Bad Homburg tournament witnessed a tense confrontation between Maria Sakkari of Greece and Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan, following their first-round match. Sakkari won with a score of 7-5, 7-6 (6) in this Wimbledon warm-up event, but the celebration was marred by a tense moment at the net.

When you shake someone’s hand, look them in the eyes.

Maria Sakkari

Putintseva’s response was an exaggerated bow, to which Sakkari replied: “Just be a human being.” The dispute continued as Putintseva headed to the locker room. Sakkari told an interviewer on the court that there was no good relationship between the two players.

I don’t think she’s going to invite me to dinner for the rest of our lives, but I don’t care. I have very good friends and I will go to dinner with them. I’ll leave it here, and I’ll just say that I respect her as a player, but that’s all.

Maria Sakkari

In the next round, Sakkari will face Ekaterina Alexandrova or Belinda Bencic. Wimbledon will start on June 30.