LONDON – Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva requested for a spectator to be eliminated after expressing considerations about their behaviour throughout her first-round match at Wimbledon on Monday.
In the beginning of her match towards American Amanda Anisimova on Courtroom 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 enjoying till he leaves. These individuals are harmful, they’re loopy,” Putintseva mentioned in accordance with the BBC.
It was not instantly clear what motion was taken relating to 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.
“Following a grievance concerning the behaviour of a spectator on the match on Courtroom 15, the chair umpire knowledgeable safety and the matter was handled,” a spokesperson for All England Garden Tennis Membership mentioned. REUTERS
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