The world of tennis always brings exciting moments, often with controversial behavior by famous athletes. The world of tennis is filled with controversies, but also situations that cause anger among fans.
Although there are more of those who show respect on the court and who truly serve as role models for young people, there are also those who have a different approach, which is why they are not particularly popular in tennis circles.
The Nothing Major podcast was an opportunity for Steve Johnson and Jack Sock to analyze this season and determine who was the naughtiest tennis player this season.
Johnson has no doubt that it was Yulia Putintseva, who behaved bizarrely, ignoring a ball kid who was trying to pass her balls.
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Its Yulia Putintseva, she always seems to be in controversy, said Johnson.
She got the staring at the ball kid; you dont do anything to the ball people.
Ball kids, ball adults, youve got to treat them fully with respect, you cant dog those people while youre out on the court. I dont like that.
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Boris Becker took to social media to comment on the incident, believing that Putintseva behaved terribly towards the girl and that she really needs to change her approach.
Jack Sock notes that Putintseva has a trick with her shoelaces, that is, when she loses, she packs her shoelaces and puts them in her bag, and when the crucial moment in the match comes, she slides towards the ball and says that her lace broke. There are many tennis players who have similar strategies in order to win, but this behavior clearly crosses all boundaries.
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Whether such criticism will have an impact on the Kazakh tennis player, and whether she will change her approach in the future, remains to be seen. The question is how much such comments and public reactions can affect the further course of her career and the way she presents herself on the court.
Some find such behavior amusing, stressing that the world of tennis needs a bit of controversy, as well as interesting moments that additionally attract public attention.
