Yulia Putintseva displayed some embarrassing behavior during her U.S. Open match against Jasmine Paolini on Saturday, and she issued an apology after facing significant backlash.
Putintseva was dominated 6-3, 6-4 by Paolini in the third round of the U.S. Open in Queens, N.Y. Midway through the second set, Putintseva decided to take her frustrations out on the ball girl.
A video that went viral from the match showed Putintseva standing with her arms draped at her sides as the ball girl prepared to give her a ball. When the ball girl showed Putintseva that she was about to deliver a ball, the Kazakhstani player just stood there staring.
Putintseva inexplicably let the first ball bounce off her torso and the second ball bounce off her foot. She then grabbed the third ball as fans rightfully booed her for the antics.
