Boris Becker has strongly criticized Yulia Putintseva, a participant in the US Open, for her “terrible behavior” towards a ball girl during her third-round match against Jasmine Paolini. As the match progressed, with Putintseva trailing after losing the first set and falling behind 4-2 in the second, tensions escalated. The situation reached a particularly unpleasant point when a ball girl attempted to throw balls to Putintseva before she served, leading to an incident that has garnered widespread disapproval.
Putintseva responded to the ball girl by staring blankly, with her arms down by her side, making no attempt to catch the balls and merely watching as they rolled away from her feet. The 29-year-old has since issued an apology on social media for her actions, which drew boos from the crowd at Flushing Meadows.
