READ MORE:<\/strong> Aussie wildcard channels Hewitt in 2am epic<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Tennis top seed hit with 'tanking' accusations<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n "If she screams one more time in my face," Sakkari could be heard saying.<\/p>\n "No, no, no, no.<\/p>\n "One more time\u2026 she's coming towards me. One more time and I'm going to speak to the referee."<\/p>\n The move left commentators Kate Burton and Louise Pleming confused.<\/p>\n Watch the Australian Open live and free on the Nine Network: Channel 9, 9Gem and<\/strong><\/em> 9NOW<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n However, Rask appeared to dismiss the issue.<\/p>\n After losing the first set, Sakkari went on to win the match, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, in a thrilling tug-of-war contest.<\/p>\n Ranked \ufeff106th in the world, Shnaider progressed into the main draw through the qualifying competition.<\/p>\n Despite the mid-match blow-up, \ufeffSakkari was all praise for her talented opponent afterwards.<\/p>\n "\ufeffShe's very young, she's very promising. Maybe she should consider not going to college (at North Carolina State) and playing pro [instead]," she said.<\/p>\n Later explaining the incident, Sakkari said Shnaider acted "inappropriately".<\/p>\n "I think that, you know, during a match "I Sakkari also admitted to talking a lot during the match which "wasn't very good" for her game.<\/p>\n \nFor a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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\n you can be very pumped or, you know, the way that
\n some players celebrate their points, it's not appropriate," she told the media.<\/p>\n
\n wasn't happy with that. But, you know, she never did it
\n again. That was very nice of her."<\/p>\n