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Yulia Putintseva Apologizes for Attitude Toward Ball Girl at US Open
Tennis player Yulia Putintseva apologized after her attitude toward a ball girl at the US Open sparked controversy on Saturday, August 31
The ball girl seemed confused by Putintseva’s reaction and stood motionless with her hands in the air before running back to the sidelines. Feliciano López, a Spanish former tennis pro who is the director of the Madrid Open, felt that Putintseva had humiliated the ball girl. Piers Morgan jumped into the fray as well, sharing a video of the incident via X on Sunday with the caption, “Disgusting arrogance by @PutintsevaYulia – the ball girl should have thrown the 3rd one in her taunting face.”
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