Tennis player at the US Open who insulted a ball girl apologises for his "awful" attitude

Putintseva, who lost to Wimbledon runner-up Jasmine Paolini at Flushing Meadows in the third round, oddly vented her resentment on an innocent girl.

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As the little girl did her duty perfectly and tossed balls to Putintseva before she took her serve, a dramatic scene broke out with Putintseva down 4-2 and a set.

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However, there were several really uncomfortable and unpleasant moments where Putintseva chose to gaze the girl down

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while keeping her arms at her side in an extremely frightening manner, making no move to capture or pick her up.

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Now, she has released a statement. With an apology uploaded on social media, the tennis star said, "I want to apologise to the ball girl for the way I was, when she was giving me balls.

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