\u0027The crowd doesn\u0027t know: if they are against me, I play even better\u0027
Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia reacts as she receives medical attention in her loss to Petra Kvitova of The Czech Republic during the BNP Parisbas at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 12, 2023 in Indian Wells, California.Jelena Ostapenko is no stranger to controversies, but in the most recent case, she may have scored a point.Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia this weekend when things took a boisterous turn.
The 25-year-old repeatedly complained the crowd was loudly cheering for Maia. The chair umpire’s decision to let the crowd cheer further frustrated her. They were mockingly cheering even when Ostapenko was making a mistake.“I’m really happy today to win,” she said after the game. “Of course the crowd was mostly against me. A little bit disrespectful, but thanks guys for those who were supporting me.
In typical Ostapenko-style, “the comments caused an almighty stir in the tennis world. However, this time, many tennis fans agreed that members of the Miami Open crowd had crossed the line in cheering against Ostapenko,” saidDenis Shapovalov lost to Taylor Fritz in straight sets this Saturday. Although
Bianca Andreescu kept the Canadian dream alive with her win over Sofia Kenin on Sunday. So did Felix Auger-Aliassime with a hard win of 7-6 , 7-6 over Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro on Saturday.— Ostapenko has a bit of a reputation when it comes to on-court drama and ““Let’s just say I practiced with her once and chose not to do so again,” said, during a commentary on Australian Open in January this year.
Ostapenko was also in the middle of a scandal involving Australian player Ajla Tomljanovic during the 2021 Wimbledon grand slam.“You know she’s lying,” Tomljanovic told the umpire,“If you think I’m faking it, you can talk with the physio,” Ostapenko said. “Your behavior is terrible. You have zero respect.” Tomljanovic replied, “You’re one to talk.”We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
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