YULIA PUTINTSEVA burst into tears as she suffered a brutal 6-0 6-0 defeat to Amanda Anisimova at Wimbledon.
The Kazakh star reached the fourth round in SW19 last year, even dumping out then-world No1 Iga Swiatek in the process.
Yulia Putintseva cried into her towel[/caption]
The Kazakh was trailing 6-0 5-0 at the time[/caption]
Amanda Anisimova and Putintseva shared a brief handshake[/caption]
Her Wimbledon stay was to be a much shorter one this time around, as she fell to Anisimova in just 45 minutes without winning a game.
During the changeover at 6-0 5-0, Putintseva cried into her towel.
Anisimova, 23, was ruthless from there, winning the next game to complete the drubbing.
The pair then engaged in a brusque handshake before Putintseva swiftly left the court.
Anisimova won 51 points to Putintseva’s paltry total of 21.
The American also struck 18 winners to 10 unforced errors.
Her opponent, meanwhile, hit just ONE winner throughout the entire contest, in addition to 14 unforced errors.
Anisimova, seeded 13th at this year’s Championships, will face Renata Zarazua in round two on Wednesday.
Putintseva was involved in an on-court row with Maria Sakkari at Bad Homburg last week.
Greek star Sakkari had just prevailed 7-5 7-6 when the flashpoint occurred.
Tempers flared when the pair shook hands at the end of the match as both fired insults at each other.
Sakkari told Putintseva to “act like a human being” and that “nobody likes you”.
She also slammed her for the lack of eye contact during their frosty hand shake.
Putintseva responded by sarcastically curtsying in front of Sakkari and then reportedly telling her to go “go f*** herself”.
In her on-court interview, Sakkari joked: “I don’t think she’s going to invite me for dinner for the rest of our lives.
“But I don’t care to be honest. I have very good friends.”
Putintseva then went on write on Instagram: “By the way – not that I care – I shook her hand as most women do.
“Clearly not according to the ‘hugging protocol’ some men seem to follow.”
Putintseva was involved in an on-court spat with Maria Sakkari[/caption]
