Yulia Putintseva was visibly shaken in Tuesday’s first round defeat at Wimbledon after demanding the removal of fans midway through the first set against American Amanda Anisimova. Putintseva, the 33rd player in the world
According to CNN, “Can you take him? “These people are dangerous, they’re crazy.”
The judge sought for Poutinteva’s clarity to track 0-3 in the first set of 6-0, 6-0 retreats to Anishimova. Before the judge could speak to two members of Wimbledon’s security staff, Poutinzeba gestured towards the green-wearing audience.
“Maybe he has a knife and he’ll attack afterwards,” Putintseva said.
In a statement to TNT Sports during the match, the tournament organizers said “following complaints about the audience’s actions in the Court 15 match, the referee informed of security and the issue was addressed.”
The security measures come after Emma Radukanu complained about the man stalking her at several tournaments earlier this year.
Raducanu praised Wimbledon organizers for not allowing men to enter this month’s tournament in London. Security measures blocked him from his ability to buy tickets.
“I saw him in the first match of the match and said, ‘I don’t know how to finish it,'” Radkanu said in March after the crowd became “fixed” at the Dubai Tennis Championship. “I literally couldn’t see the ball in tears. I could barely breathe. I was like, ‘I just need to take a breather.’ ”
Poutinteseva’s double begel in Tuesday’s defeat to Anishimova was a disappointing performance for the 30-year-old Russian. She only had one winner in the match, making 14 forced errors, scoring 21 points in two sets.
Putinteseva lost 6-0, 6-0 in his second career, first facing Allies Cornett in the 2017 WTA New Haven Tournament.
