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San Francisco Chronicle
4 days ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
WTA National Bank Open Results
Monday At IGA Stadium & Aviva Centre Montreal Surface: Hardcourt outdoor MONTREAL (AP) _ Results Monday from National Bank Open at IGA Stadium & Aviva Centre (seedings in parentheses): Women's Singles Round of 128 Hanyu Guo, China, def. Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-3. Kamilla Rakhimova, Russia, def. Kayla Cross, Canada, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
BBC News
02-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Putintseva wanted man removed for 'political' shouting
World number 33 Yulia Putintseva has shed some light on the security concerns she raised during her first-round defeat at Wimbledon, saying a male spectator was "screaming" between her serves and that it was "political".The 30-year-old said "people nowadays are acting too crazy about many things" and she had wanted the umpire to "take him out" of the on in Monday's match against Amanda Anisimova, Putintseva described the fan as "crazy" and "dangerous" and later warned the umpire that "maybe he has a knife".Asked about the incident following her doubles defeat on Wednesday, she told BBC Sport: "I said it because the guy was saying something crazy. I feel like those people might be crazy, maybe not. Maybe it's just my point of view. But I was just saying 'just take him out'."She confirmed she did not know the on what she had heard him saying, she said: "He was actually talking about, like, political stuff. And I'm really outside of the political so I don't want anyone on my match, when they are coming to see tennis, saying anything political."The chair umpire spoke to members of security after Putintseva voiced her concerns, and a spokesperson for the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) said the matter had been "dealt with".The club's operations manager said security protocols were BBC understands the spectator in question left the stands on court 15 of his own if she thought it had been handled appropriately, Putintseva said: "I just think that people nowadays are acting too crazy about many things, and yeah, I think the security just have to be prepared. "Even [a] normal person can be dangerous at some point when they are struggling with something. So I think it's just important to have security around."
Independent Singapore
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Independent Singapore
‘Take him out': Yulia Putintseva demands fan's removal over knife scare at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, LONDON: Wimbledon player Yulia Putintseva recently requested the removal of a spectator during her match at Wimbledon, suspecting that the fan was carrying a knife. This incident happened during the changeover in the first set of Putintseva's play against Amanda Anisimova, where she eventually lost. The World No. 33 described the spectator as 'dangerous' and 'crazy,' and she refused to continue playing until the individual was escorted out of the game. 'Can you take him out? I'm not going to continue playing until he leaves… These people are dangerous. They are crazy. Take him out, because maybe he has a knife,' the athlete told the umpire. Furthermore, Putintseva pointed out the spectator's location in the crowd and described the colour of his clothes to make sure that the right person would be removed from the premises. The umpire was then seen consulting with the security personnel before play finally continued. Sally Bolton, the AELTC chief executive, explained concerning the situation: 'We're well-versed in [security] measures that need to be put in place so players can go about playing here in the confidence they're being well looked after.' The match resumed, with Anisimova securing the win with a final score of 6-0, 6-0. Putintseva did not speak to the media after the match, but Anisimova believes that the spectator said something when Putintseva was about to serve. Stalkers in tennis matches This is not the first time that a female athlete has experienced uncomfortable encounters with spectators. Emma Raducanu was also given additional security at this season's Indian Wells tennis tournament with protection from a former U.S. Secret Service agent. This was due to the disturbing stalking incident she faced in Dubai. At the time, Raducanu spoke about the incident, saying, 'I was obviously very distraught… I saw him in the first game of the match and I was like, 'I don't know how I'm going to finish'…I literally couldn't see the ball through tears. I could barely breathe.' She added, 'There were two instances… It was the second one that I just got freaked out by… The first one was more like a normal fan approaching you, except for the fact that he told me he followed me everywhere…And then he kind of watched me in the coffee shop for a while. The second incident was really worrying.' See also Watch out for return of injured Neymar With the current incident at Wimbledon, the athlete said, 'Wimbledon and everyone did an amazing job… 'I got a notification, the police contacted me and told me everything was OK.' 'I know that I am not the first athlete to go through this, and I probably won't be the last–not just as an athlete, but females in general,' she remarked.
The Guardian
02-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Wimbledon umpire takes action after player complains of ‘dangerous' spectator
Security at Wimbledon is 'absolutely critical', the tournament's operations director has said, after a player raised concerns about a spectator during the championship's first day. During her match on Monday, the world No 33, Yulia Putintseva, raised security concerns to the umpire about a spectator whom she described as 'crazy' and 'dangerous' and asked for them to be ejected. 'Take him out, because maybe he has a knife and he will attack after, I don't know,' Putintseva said to the umpire during her match against Amanda Anisimova. Wimbledon's operations director, Michelle Dite, said on Tuesday that if players had any concerns, they 'absolutely' should be brought to light. 'We would rather know about these things, and that is what happened yesterday, and the chair umpire then had some really good communication as planned,' said Dite, adding that it was not a stalking incident. A person present at the match told the Athletic that the spectator at issue had been speaking in Russian about the war in Ukraine. Putintseva, who was born in Russia, changed to represent Kazakhstan in 2012. A Wimbledon spokesperson declined to say if the spectator was ejected. 'Security was in the area. The issue was dealt with,' he said. The incident is the latest surrounding security measures after a man who was given a restraining order in Dubai in February for stalking Emma Raducanu was blocked from buying tickets for the championships this month in the public ballot. Dite said: 'Protocols were followed. The matter was dealt with.' On Tuesday morning, more than 10,000 spectators queued outside the grounds with fans and umbrellas to watch British players including Jack Draper, a top contender for the men's singles championship. On Monday, more than 13,000 people entered the grounds after queueing in the heat, some overnight, as opening-day attendance jumped to 42,756 from 40,514 last year. Protesters on the ground's outskirts called for a boycott of Wimbledon's banking partner, Barclays, over ties to Israel's war on Gaza. Temperatures on Tuesday reached 34.2C (93.6F) by early afternoon, as spectators frequently sought shade and were encouraged to hydrate after a woman collapsed while watching a match on Monday. Dite, discussing the incident on Monday during which Carlos Alcaraz interrupted play to hand a struggling spectator a bottle of water, thanked the returning Wimbledon champion for his support and acknowledged there had been a delay in the medical response. 'Yes, it did take a while, but this lady had fainted, so it needed to be managed very carefully. I know there was a bit of delay but we all work very hard,' said Dite. 'It takes a while sometimes to just assess the situation,' she added. 'And thanks to Carlos for his support for going to get some water.' Daniel Evans was the first British player to go through to the second round of Wimbledon on Tuesday after defeating Jay Clarke in an all-British clash. Draper eased into the second round after his opponent Sebastian Baez retired injured, while wildcard Jack Pinnington Jones completed a straight-sets victory over Tomás Etcheverry. Six Britons – Clarke, Heather Watson, Johannus Monday, Jodie Burrage, George Loffhagen and Francesca Jones – suffered first-round exits.
Sydney Morning Herald
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Maybe he has a knife': Putintseva in tears after asking Wimbledon umpire to remove ‘crazy' fan
Yulia Putintseva asked for a 'crazy' spectator to be removed after expressing fears that the fan had a knife during her first-round match at Wimbledon on Monday. At the start of her match against American Amanda Anisimova on Court 15, the 30-year-old from Kazakhstan approached the umpire to report the spectator, describing the person as 'crazy' and 'dangerous'. 'Can you take him out because maybe he has a knife, I am not going to continue playing until he leaves. These people are dangerous, they are crazy,' Putintseva said, according to the BBC. It was not immediately clear what action was taken regarding the spectator, but play resumed after the chair umpire consulted security personnel. A visibly emotional Putintseva lost 6-0, 6-0 in a match lasting only 44 minutes. 'Following a complaint about the behaviour of a spectator at the match on Court 15, the chair umpire informed security and the matter was dealt with,' a spokesperson for All England Lawn Tennis Club said. Anisimova told the BBC she believed the spectator had been saying something 'when [Putintseva] was about to serve,' adding, 'I am sure that we were protected.'
