Feud outed as former champ rips tennis villain

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Former Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki seemingly fto gaffe connected her feud with Latvian prima Jelena Ostapenko portion commentating the satellite No.17's fourth-round match.

Ostapenko, 25, caused an upset by knocking retired No.7 Coco Gauff successful consecutive sets connected Margaret Court Arena connected Sunday.

During the match, Wozniacki was commentating for ESPN erstwhile she said of Ostapenko: "Let's conscionable accidental I practiced with her erstwhile and chose not to bash truthful again".

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It's nary concealed the Latvian has developed a estimation connected tour, and it's 1 that doesn't readily marque her friends with her chap professionals.

During the 2021 Wimbledon tournament, she had an disfigured run-in with Aussie subordinate Ajla Tomljanovic.

Tomljanovic took objection to Ostapenko being afforded a aesculapian timeout, accusing her of "lying".

The brace past traded words aft a frosty handshake erstwhile Tomljanovic won the match.

"If you deliberation I'm faking, you tin speech to the physio," Ostapenko said.

Tomljanovic replied: "I anticipation you consciousness better."

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Ostapenko, portion walking away: "Your behaviour is terrible, terrible."

Tomljanovic: "You're the 1 to talk."

Ostapenko: "You person zero respect, yes?"

Tomljanovic: "Honestly, you're 1 to talk."

Ostapenko: "What? So bad, truthful bad. The worst subordinate connected the tour."

Dellacqua backs Tomljanovic blow-up

After that disfigured exchange, erstwhile Australian WTA subordinate Casey Dellacqua fto gaffe astir however Ostapenko is viewed by her rivals.

"Ostapenko's got a reputation, I believe, of not being the fairest rival connected tour," Dellacqua said connected Nine's Sports Sunday astatine the time.

Ostapenko has been labelled a villain, but the tag seems to amuse her alternatively than deter her successful immoderate way.

Following her triumph implicit Gauff connected Sunday, she was asked: "Do you deliberation it would beryllium bully for the athletics if much players were similar you?"

"With maine it's ne'er boring connected the court, truthful I deliberation that's what the fans like," Ostapenko replied.

"Of course, sometimes I tin spell a small spot excessively much, but I'm an affectional idiosyncratic successful general. So it's ever hard to find this balance.

"As I ever said, it's casual to justice from the outside, but erstwhile you are connected my place, it's a small spot different. All the radical are different.

"Somebody is much calm. Somebody is much emotional. So I effort to find a balance... I consciousness similar this week is simply a spot better."

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