With Julia Putinzewa, number 33 of the world rankings in the first round of Wimbledon loses 0: 6 and 0: 6. She told the referee that she was afraid of a “dangerous” viewer.
“Can you bring him out? I won’t continue to play until he is gone,” said the 30 -year -old Kazakhin, according to a report by the BBC, during a break of the first sentence. It was 3-0 for the American Amanda Anisimova, number twelve in the world rankings. “These people are dangerous, they are crazy,” continued Putinzewa.
The referee then talked to other officials. Putinzewa also made the assumption that a man she identified had a knife and that she could attack after the game.
According to the organizer, security then “clarified” the matter. What this means in concrete terms does not become clear from the organizer’s statement or from the BBC report. There is no evidence that Court 15, accused by the player, was expelled.
Anisimova: “Sure we were protected”
In any case, Putinzewa continued her game. After less than 45 minutes, the Kazakhin, who had reached the round of 16 in Wimbledon last year, lost 0: 6, 0: 6.
After the game, Putinzewa was silent. Her opponent Anisimova told the BBC that she believed that the viewer said something about Putinzewa. “I am sure that we were protected.”
Several incidents with spectators
Most recently, there had been several incidents with spectators at tennis games. The Polish IGA Swiatek was threatened by a man during the tournament in Miami during training.
Former US Open winner Emma Raducanu from Great Britain broke out in tears in Dubai because of a stalker. She hid behind the referee chair.
