{"id":265092,"date":"2023-01-22T05:32:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T06:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=265092"},"modified":"2023-01-22T13:57:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T13:57:28","slug":"feud-outed-as-former-champ-rips-tennis-villain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=265092","title":{"rendered":"Feud outed as former champ rips tennis villain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Australian Open<\/a> champion Caroline Wozniacki<\/a> seemingly let slip on her feud with Latvian star Jelena Ostapenko while commentating the world No.17's fourth-round match.<\/p>\n

Ostapenko, 25, caused an upset by knocking out No.7 Coco Gauff in straight sets on Margaret Court Arena on Sunday.<\/p>\n

During the match, Wozniacki was commentating for ESPN when she said of Ostapenko: "Let's just say I practiced with her once and chose not to do so again".<\/p>\n

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It's no secret the Latvian has developed a reputation on tour, and it's one that doesn't readily make her friends with her fellow professionals.<\/p>\n

During the 2021 Wimbledon tournament, she had an ugly run-in with Aussie player Ajla Tomljanovic<\/a>.\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"Former<\/p>\n

Tomljanovic took exception to Ostapenko being afforded a medical timeout, accusing her of "lying".<\/p>\n

The pair then traded words after a frosty handshake when Tomljanovic won the match.<\/p>\n

\ufeff"If you think I'm faking, you can talk to the physio," Ostapenko said.<\/p>\n

Tomljanovic replied: "I hope you feel better."<\/p>\n

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Ostapenko, while walking away: "Your behaviour is terrible, terrible."<\/p>\n

Tomljanovic: "You're the one to talk."<\/p>\n

Ostapenko: "You have zero respect, yes?"<\/p>\n

Tomljanovic: "Honestly, you're one to talk."<\/p>\n

Ostapenko: "What? So bad, so bad. The worst player on the tour."<\/p>\n

\"Dellacqua<\/p>\n

After that ugly exchange, former Australian WTA player Casey Dellacqua let slip about how Ostapenko is viewed by her rivals.<\/p>\n

"Ostapenko's got a reputation, I believe, of not being the fairest competitor on tour," Dellacqua said on Nine's Sports Sunday<\/em> at the time.<\/p>\n

\ufeffOstapenko has been labelled a villain, but the tag seems to amuse her rather than deter her in any way.<\/p>\n

Following her win over Gauff on Sunday, she was asked: "Do you think it would be good for the sport if more players were like you?"<\/p>\n

"With me it's never boring on the court, so I think that's what the fans like," Ostapenko replied.<\/p>\n

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"Of course, sometimes I can go a little bit too much, but I'm an emotional person in general. So it's always hard to find this balance.<\/p>\n

"As I always said, it's easy to judge from the outside, but when you are on my place, it's a little bit different. All the people are different.<\/p>\n

"Somebody is more calm. Somebody is more emotional. So I try to find a balance… I feel like this week is a bit better."<\/p>\n

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