'Nobody likes you!': Seething tennis stars have heated row after match
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Two seething tennis players broke out into a heated argument after a match on Sunday with one even brutally telling her rival: ‘Nobody likes you!’

Maria Sakkari got the better of Yulia Putintseva in straight sets at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany, winning 7-5 7-6 in the third round.

Though tensions were clearly simmering beneath their composed façades, they adhered to the standard display of respect by shaking hands over the net. Yet, the audience was taken aback when a verbal exchange erupted, seemingly over the brief and casual handshake.

Wild card Sakkari seemed particularly upset and was overheard telling her opponent to behave ‘like a human being,’ to which Putintseva asserted that she did.

The fiery Kazakhstani then escalated the situation by apparently telling Sakkari to ‘go f***’ herself and to step back, signaling for her to move away.

Much of the spat wasn’t audible because of the music being pumped out around Centre Court, but a riposte from Putintseva led Sakkari to follow her to her bench.

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Maria Sakkari and Yulia Putintseva were involved in a heated row at an event in Germany

Maria Sakkari and Yulia Putintseva were involved in a heated row at an event in Germany

Sakkari followed Putintseva to her bench and was overheard telling her: 'Nobody likes you'

Sakkari followed Putintseva to her bench and was overheard telling her: ‘Nobody likes you’

She appeared to have taken exception to Putintseva's handshake over the top of the net

She appeared to have taken exception to Putintseva’s handshake over the top of the net

Sakkari eventually walked away but returned again just seconds later, appearing to say, ‘F****** hell, I’m what?’ She then clearly told Putintseva: ‘Nobody likes you!’ 

The Greek instructed Putintseva to look into her opponent’s eyes when shaking their hand after a match before the umpire stepped in, saying: ‘Ladies, please.’

Putintseva delivered a sarcastic sweeping bow in Sakkari’s direction, saying ‘thank you very much’, and the argument continued even as she made her way off the court.

Last year, Putintseva, 30, was involved in another ugly moment during her defeat to Jasmine Paolini at the US Open, leading to her being widely criticised by pundits.

Footage showed two balls being thrown towards Putintseva ahead of her next serve, but she ignored them and stared back at the ballgirl without moving.

That left the youngster in an awkward position, before Putintseva caught the third ball and resumed the match when she was down 4-2 in the second set. 

Putintseva was loudly booed and twice apologised for her ‘terrible behaviour’, insisting she was ‘p***ed’ at herself rather than the ball girl.

‘It’s kind of scary the way the world can judge someone from just a three second video, that someone posts from one side, without seeing the rest on what was really happening,’ she wrote on social media.

Kazakhstani Putintseva ignored the ball girl's attempts to throw the balls towards her

Putintseva made no attempt to catch the first two balls and was audibly booed on the court

Putintseva was involved in a spat during the US Open last year after ignoring a ball girl’s attempts to throw the balls towards her, letting them hit her and bounce away

Putintseva did not acknowledge the ball girl as she eventually caught the third ball

Putintseva did not acknowledge the ball girl as she eventually caught the third ball

She admitted that she's 'a gangster on court, but like an angel off court'

She admitted that she’s ‘a gangster on court, but like an angel off court’

‘I was just playing tennis and lost a tough game, which was very close (in my opinion) to turn that match around. 

‘After the game (as you can see on a pic) I got very much disappointed and was almost crying, that I didn’t do better. 

‘At this time the girl was giving me the ball, which I didn’t even notice or so, because I was deep in my thoughts… I was not trying to humiliate her (or anyone) by not taking this ball that she was giving to me.

‘I didn’t do anything disrespectful to anyone at this particular moment. I do apologise, if this girl thinks that it was something towards her. (And btw her name is Kate, very nice girl, which understood that it was nothing towards her).

‘I can’t say that I am perfect all my career. I am getting angry on court, p***ed, saying stupid stuff and curse like no tomorrow sometimes. Guilty for that. But I did never put myself “on top” of someone. That’s just not me at all.’

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