Violent dispute at Wimbledon: “You have no respect”

This Monday will be the last Manic Monday in history at Wimbledon. This means that due to the game-free Sunday, which will be abolished next year, all round of 1 matches will take place on one day. Ajla Tomljanovic, the girlfriend of Italian number 28 Matteo Berrettini, is also there. The XNUMX-year-old Australian with Croatian roots reached the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time - despite, or perhaps because of, a heated dispute with her third-round opponent Jelena Ostapenko.

The Latvian, who was considered the secret favorite, was the clear favorite in the duel against Tomljanovic, won the first set 6:4 and also led with a break in the second round. But then Tomljanovic, who was born in Zagreb, turned things up and won a whopping six games in a row from 4:4 in the second set. Too much for the 2017 French Open winner: She, who has already been involved in numerous controversial matches and is considered an emotional powder keg, called the physiotherapist when the score was 0:4. This infuriated Tomljanovic, especially since this can usually only be done when changing sides - unless there is a serious injury. Is it all just fake? “We all know she’s lying,” complained the world number 75. to the chair umpire and demanded that she call the supervisor onto the court. However, she remained stubborn and the physio came and treated Ostapenko, although Tomljanovic continued to resist violently. “Are you taking into account that she looked completely okay for an hour and a half and then suddenly suffered an acute injury?” said the Berrettini friend.

At the center of the debate: Jelena Ostapenko © APA/afp / BEN STANSALL

After a longer than average break, the match continued with a break in favor of Ostapenko, but she was unable to make up the deficit. Tomljanovic won 6-2 and was rightly celebrated for the biggest victory of her career before the much-discussed handshake took place. “Your behavior is pathetic,” scolded Ostapenko. Her opponent countered with “you're the one talking,” to which the Latvian said that Tomljanovic had no respect. And further: “You are the worst player on the tour.” The waves subsequently calmed down before the Australian took another round of blows in the press conference and described Ostapenko's behavior as “disgraceful”.

Ultimately, Tomljanovic will quickly forget this dispute and focus on the round of 18. In this she meets the XNUMX-year-old Brit Emma Raducanu.

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Violent dispute at Wimbledon: “You have no respect”

Disputes between professionals in tennis are as old as the sport itself. The latest chapter was written by two women at Wimbledon. The trigger: a fake injury.

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