Tennis star mocks Australian Open fans after big win

A match on the Australian Open shortly grew to become private for Yulia Putintseva.

The Kazakh needed to compete towards the Turkish Zeynep Sonmez, who apparently had the house crowd on her aspect.

A lot of the gang was stuffed with Turkish flags through the match, however followers went house disenchanted after Putintseva secured a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 victory.

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Yulia Putintseva reacts after profitable her match towards Zeynep Sonmez to qualify for the fourth spherical of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, on January 23, 2026. (Mark Avellino/Anadolu through Getty Photos)

Following cheers from the gang after the victory, Putinseva put her hand to her ear to mock the followers, leading to loud boos.

After shaking palms with Sonmez, she danced provocatively close to her sofa.

“Truthfully, it was a really loopy ambiance right here. Take a look at them (Turkish followers). They’re very keen about what they do. It’s totally nice to see, particularly towards me as a result of I like this type of struggle.”

Though her feedback concerning the followers had been cheerful, she fired on the followers off the sector after claiming they’d been disrespectful.

Yulia Putintseva factors to followers after profitable her match towards Zeynep Sonmez to advance to the fourth spherical of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia on January 23, 2026. (Mark Avellino/Anadolu through Getty Photos)

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“What can I do? Some individuals solely have tennis coaching and a few of them sadly do not,” she advised reporters through the New York Post. “However I am actually glad I stayed calm as a result of Yulia would in all probability toss something at them final yr.”

Putintseva’s finest world rating is twentieth, which she achieved final yr. That is the furthest she has progressed on the Australian Open. She additionally reached the quarterfinals of each the French Open and the US Open. She has three WTA titles to her identify.

Yulia Putintseva reacts to the gang after profitable her match towards Zeynep Sonmez on the Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, on January 23, 2026. (Mark Avellino/Anadolu through Getty Photos)

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Putintseva will face the American Iva Jovic on Saturday.

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