Tennis stars Maria Saccari and Yulia Putinzeva intensified the moment after the match

Professional tennis players Maria Saccari and Yulia Putinzeva were seen in a fierce clash after their match Bad Honberg Openn on Sunday.

Sakkari defeated Putintseva 7-5, 7-6 (6) to advance to the next round of the tennis tournament. When the two contestants came to the net, Putintseva slapped Sakkari’s hand and was unable to make eye contact as he walked towards the referee.

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March 22, 2025. Miami, Fla.: Maria Saccari (GRE) responds after beating Cocogoff (USA) (no photo) on the fifth day of Hard Rock Stadium’s Miami Open. (Geoff Burke-Imagn image)

Sakkari started Jawing with Putintseva, and Putintseva responded with a tummy. Sakkari then seemed to not like what Putintseva said and intervened towards her side to deal with the comments.

“No one likes you,” Sakkari heard him tell Putintseva on the broadcast.

Sakkari addressed the incident in a post-match interview after Putintseva walked towards the locker room.

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During his 32 matches against British Heather Watson, Kazakhstan’s Julia Putinseva is active. (Action image via Reuters/Andrew can ridge)

“I don’t think she’s going to invite me to dinner for the rest of our lives, but to be honest, it doesn’t bother me,” she said. Via Tennis.com. “I have very good friends. I’ll go out for dinner with them. Let me leave you here. Tell me you respect her as a player.

Sakkari progresses to round 16, awaiting his next opponent. I have a Greek star Wimbledon In her heart when she competes in this tournament. She has two career single titles in her career, making it four times up to the third round of Wimbledon, including 2024.

Greece’s Maria Saccari has been active in 64 matches against Magda Lynette of Poland, France. (Reuters/Alexandra Schmiziel)

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Putintseva, Kazakhstan’sshe has three single titles in her career. She made it up to the fourth round of Wimbledon last year.

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