Tennis
The Latvian tennis player made a scandal in a match with a Russian woman. Elena even threatened the judge
This is not the first time Ostapenko’s behavior has raised questions.
Elena Ostapenko has long been known in the tennis world from two sides. One shows a talented player with a victory at Roland Garros and a high 20th place in the WTA rankings. On the other hand, an emotional and scandalous personality opens up, whose antics are actively discussed in the profile community.
And now Ostapenko again gave a reason to talk about herself in a negative way. And she did it out of the blue!
Dissatisfaction with the judge
In the fourth round of a major tournament in Rome, Elena Ostapenko met with Russian Daria Kasatkina. The first set was left for the Latvian (6:4), and in the second she lost 2:4. And here the essence of Ostapenko came out.
The score was 30:15 in favor of Kasatkina, who completed the attack with a blow to the court. The referee of the match, Maria Chichak, counted the hit of the Russian woman, but Ostapenko was unhappy with this decision. In her opinion, Kasatkina was out of bounds, and points should not be awarded to her.
Elena expressed her indignation to the judge, demanding to call the supervisor to the court. Chichak, in response, went down and showed that the ball hit the court, so you shouldn’t make scandals. She also stated that the supervisor will explain this decision after the match, if necessary. Then the Latvian went to extreme measures.
You will never refere my matches again! Ostapenko shouted to the judge. This episode was broadcast on the game, after which it was published by some media and social media accounts.
Chichak knows
Why make such loud statements, it is not clear. Yes, emotions sometimes run wild, and Ostapenko gives them free rein. But why threaten the referee in a seemingly trifling episode? They counted the controversial ball – clenched her teeth and gave it all in the next draw.
Moreover, Chichak is definitely not an amateur in the world of tennis. The Serbian referee has been working at the most elite tournaments for more than 15 years. And she knows perfectly well where the ball hit and how to regard this or that moment.
rebirth
Although Ostapenko is known for being able to transform after an outburst of emotions. Screaming at someone, she seems to be born again and begins to show a completely different tennis.
This happened in the match with Kasatkina. The Latvian won that ill-fated game. True, she still had to give the second set (4:6), but then she completely dominated the court. This was reflected in the score – 6:0. Now Ostapenko is waiting for a rival in the quarterfinals – she will be the Spaniard Paula Badosa or Karolina Muchova from the Czech Republic.
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18 years old “neutral” Mirra Andreeva He sent fans away after the match at the Australian Open 2026.
On January 21, Andreeva defeated Maria Sakkari in the 1/32 final with scores of 6:0 and 6:4. After the end of the fight, Mirra said “Fuck you all” to applauding fans. Naturally, this was inaudible, but you can literally read this sentence on your lips.
On the 23rd, Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse will play against Andreeva. The meeting will start around 12:00 Kyiv time.
VIDEO. “To hell with you all” Andreeva told fans after her match at the Australian Open
Did he say what I thought he said???? 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/qH9hxmE0VX
— Lorena Popa 🕵️♀️🎾 (@popalorena) January 21, 2026
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January 23 Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina (WTA 12) The Australian Open will continue to be competed in 2026.
In the third round, the Ukrainian will play against a “neutral” team Diana Schneider (WTA 22). The match will start at 10:00 Kyiv time at Margaret Court Arena.
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This will be the first head-to-head meeting between the rivals.
The winner of the fight will face Elena-Gabriela Ruse or Diana Schneider in the second round.
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22 January at Australian Open 2026 1/32 final matches were played in the lower group of men’s singles.
Number two in the ATP world rankings and current champion Jannik the Sinner He defeated James Duckworth. He will then compete with Italian player Eliot Spizzirri.
Distinguished Novak Djokovic He coped with Francesco Maestrelli without any problems. Novak’s next opponent will be Botik van de Zandshulp.
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Old Marin Cilic and Stan Wawrinka also advanced to the third round by knocking out Denis Shapovalov and Arthur Hea respectively.
Hubert Hurkacz’s loss to Ethan Quinn was quite unexpected and came in three sets.
Among Thursday’s top 10 players, Lorenzo Musetti (beat Lorenzo Sonego), Ben Shelton (beat Dane Sweeney) and Taylor Fritz (beat Vit Koprzyva) won their second-round matches on Thursday.
On the 21st of the month, the 1/32 upper group final took place in Melbourne, and as a result, the star Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz took one step forward.
Australian Open 2026. 1/16 last pair
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Carlos Alcaraz [1] – Corentin Moutet [32]
Tommy Paul [19] – Alejandro Davidovic Fokina [14]
Alexander Bublik [10] – Thomas Martin Etcheverry
Francis Tiafoe [29] – Alex de Minaur [6]
Alexander Zverev [3] – Cameron Norrie [26]
Francisco Cherundolo [18] – Andrey Rublev [13]
Daniil Medvedev [11] – Fabian Marozan
Lerner Tien [25] – Nuno Borges
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Lorenzo Musetti [5] – Tomas Machac
Stan Wawrinka [WC] – Taylor Fritz [9]
Yakub Menshik [16] – Ethan Quinn
Botik van de Zandshulp – Novak Djokovic [4]
Ben Shelton [8] – Valentin Vachereau [30]
Marin Cilic Casper Ruud [12]
Karen Khachanov [15] – Luciano Darderi [22]
Eliot Spizziri – Jannik the Sinner [2]
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