Third round play on Saturday during the US Open did not unfold without a touch of controversy in the women's bracket. Specifically, Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva came under fire for her attitude towards a ball girl during her match against Jasmine Paolini of Italy.
In the midst of a losing effort against Paolini, Putintseva was seen standing on the court and gazing into the distance as a US Open ball girl attempted to supply her with tennis balls. It seems Putintseva motioned for the ball girl to throw her the tennis balls, but let the first two just bounce off her before catching the third and picking the other two up. The ball girl seemed stunned by the sequence. The crowd interpreted this as disrespectful by Putintseva and booed her.
