'If she screams one more time': Greek star's threat

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By Simon Chapman and Emily Patterson

Facing a consecutive sets nonaccomplishment successful the 2nd round, sixth effect Maria Sakkari took her hostile Diana Shnaider to task implicit her exaggerated celebrations.

As Shnaider levelled the 2nd acceptable astatine 5 games apiece, the 18-year-old fto retired a roar and pumped her fist portion glaring astatine her Greek opponent.

Bemused by the behaviour, Sakkari approached seat umpire Christian Rask to dependable her frustrations astatine the act.

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"If she screams 1 much clip successful my face," Sakkari could beryllium heard saying.

"No, no, no, no.

"One much time… she's coming towards me. One much clip and I'm going to talk to the referee."

The determination near commentators Kate Burton and Louise Pleming confused.

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However, Rask appeared to disregard the issue.

After losing the archetypal set, Sakkari went connected to triumph the match, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, successful a thrilling tug-of-war contest.

Match Highlights: Diana Shnaider v Maria Sakkari

Ranked 106th successful the world, Shnaider progressed into the main gully done the qualifying competition.

Despite the mid-match blow-up, Sakkari was each praise for her talented hostile afterwards.

"She's precise young, she's precise promising. Maybe she should see not going to assemblage (at North Carolina State) and playing pro [instead]," she said.

Later explaining the incident, Sakkari said Shnaider acted "inappropriately".

"I deliberation that, you know, during a match you tin beryllium precise pumped or, you know, the mode that immoderate players observe their points, it's not appropriate," she told the media.

"I wasn't blessed with that. But, you know, she ne'er did it again. That was precise bully of her."

Sakkari besides admitted to talking a batch during the lucifer which "wasn't precise good" for her game.

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