Australian faces off in first spherical motion

Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva requested for a spectator to be eliminated after expressing issues about their behaviour throughout her first-round match at Wimbledon on Monday.

In the beginning of her match towards American Amanda Anisimova on Court docket 15, the 30-year-old approached the umpire to report the spectator, describing the individual as “loopy” and “harmful.”

“Can you’re taking him out, I’m not going to proceed taking part in till he leaves. These persons are harmful, they’re loopy,” Putintseva mentioned based on the BBC.

It was not instantly clear what motion was taken concerning the spectator, however play resumed after the chair umpire consulted safety personnel.

A visibly emotional Putintseva misplaced 6-0, 6-0 in a match lasting solely 44 minutes.

Reuters