Tennis Stars Clash Following Game-ending Handshake: 'nobody Likes You'

Professional tennis players Maria Sakkari and Yulia Putintseva were seen successful a heated conflict pursuing their lucifer astatine nan Bad Homberg Open connected Sunday.

Sakkari defeated Putintseva 7-5, 7-6 (6) to move connected to nan adjacent information of nan tennis tournament. As nan 2 competitors came to nan net, Putintseva slapped Sakkari’s manus and grounded to make oculus interaction arsenic she walked toward nan chair umpire.

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March 22, 2025; Miami, FL: Maria Sakkari (GRE) reacts aft winning a constituent against Coco Gauff (USA)(not pictured) connected time 5 of nan Miami Open astatine Hard Rock Stadium. (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)

Sakkari started jawing astatine Putintseva, and Putintseva responded pinch a curtsy. Sakkari didn’t look to for illustration what Putintseva said aft that and stepped complete toward her broadside to reside nan comment.

"Nobody likes you," Sakkari was heard telling Putintseva connected nan broadcast.

Sakkari addressed nan incident successful her post-match question and reply aft Putintseva walked toward nan locker room.

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Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva successful action during her round-of-32 lucifer against Britain's Heather Watson successful Britain. (Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge)

"I don't deliberation she's going to induce maine for meal for nan remainder of our lives, but I don't care, to beryllium honest," she said, via Tennis.com. "I person very bully friends, and I'll spell to meal pinch them. Let maine time off it here, and conscionable opportunity that I person respect for her arsenic a player, but that's it."

Sakkari precocious to nan Round of 16 and awaits her adjacent opponent. The Greek prima will person Wimbledon connected her mind arsenic she competes successful this tournament. She has 2 profession singles titles successful her profession and made it arsenic acold arsenic nan 3rd information of Wimbledon 4 times, including 2024.

Greece's Maria Sakkari successful action during her information of 64 lucifer against Poland's Magda Linette successful France. (REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel)

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Putintseva, of Kazakhstan, has 3 singles titles successful her career. She made it arsenic acold arsenic nan 4th information of Wimbledon past year. 

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