World No. 4 complains about bizarre smell; tennis star under fire over ‘disrespectful’ comment
But Sakkari made no excuses in her third straight first-round exit in a Slam.
“It was smelling [Sunday] when I was practising there. It’s irrelevant,” Sakkari shrugged. “Sometimes it smells food, sometimes it smells cigarettes, sometimes it smells weed. It’s something that we cannot control because we’re in an open space. There’s a park behind, people can do whatever they want. It’s nothing that we can control.”WORLD NO. 25 UNDER FIRE OVER ‘DISRESPECTFUL’ MID-GAME COMMENTs
Alexander Bublik has come under fire for a “disrespectful” comment made during his first round clash against Dominic Thiem at the US Open. Trailing 5-1 in the first set and making unforced error after unforced error, Bublik allegedly said: “I’m f***ing sick of getting all these disabled people back in their career.”Thiem went on to win the contest 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in a comfortable victory as Bublik was left to rue making 44 unforced errors and 17 double faults in total.As for Bublik, the loss was his third exit from the first round of a grand slam in 2023.
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