The pair exchanged more than those words, as Sakkari approached Putintseva to clarify what was being said.
“When you shake hands with someone, look them in the eyes,” Sakkari said.
Today, on Instagram Stories, Putintseva posted two images of Sakkari from The Tennis Pulse not making eye contact with either Martina Trevisan or Emma Raducanu in their post-match handshakes.
Putintseva added the caption: “And the plot thickens…” along with a clown emoji implying Sakkari is a clown for calling her out.
After yesterday’s on-court imbroglio, Sakkari said she respects Putintseva “as a player, but that’s it.”
“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 and I’ll go to dinner with them,” Sakkari said. “Let me leave it here, and say that I have respect for her as a player, but that’s it.”
Well, looks like Putintseva is unwilling to leave it there and it’s unlikely the pair will be breaking bread anytime soon.
