{"id":503653,"date":"2026-05-27T21:44:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=503653"},"modified":"2026-05-27T22:24:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T22:24:19","slug":"embarrassing-rivals-refuse-handshake-in-heated-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=503653","title":{"rendered":"'Embarrassing': Rivals refuse handshake in heated clash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Germany's Tamara Korpatsch refused to shake hands with China's Wang Xinyu following a heated exchange between the pair at the French Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The German player took the match \ufeff6-2, 2-6, 6-3 but tension lingered throughout when Wang made her way over to Korpatsch's side of the court to inspect a ball mark, after it was called out.<\/p>\n

Wang believed her shot \u200blanded inside the baseline, only for her opponent to point to a ball mark outside the court.<\/p>\n

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The Chinese player was booed by the crowd for crossing the net and received a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct.<\/p>\n

The contentious point was at a crucial moment in the match, with\ufeff Korpatsch on set point on Wang's serve at the end of the first frame.<\/p>\n

Things flared up again \ufeffat the net once the match had concluded, with both players chirping at each other before walking away without the customary handshake.<\/p>\n

\"Tamara<\/p>\n

"It was a really long ball from her, and I \u200bsaw it out. I don't know if the line umpire called it out or not, but there were two ball marks, actually," Korpatsch said.<\/p>\n

"One was an old one and the other one was \u200bthe new one. Both of them were out, so it doesn't matter.<\/p>\n

"I \u2060didn't know which one was the right one but \u2060the chair umpire came down and showed the mark, and it was out.<\/p>\n

"Also on the TV, they showed the Hawk-Eye and it was like \u200ceight millimetres out. She came on my side, because she didn't believe it.<\/p>\n

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"At the end, we didn't have a handshake because she told me she's not okay with that, with the ball marks.<\/p>\n

"I can't \u200csay I'll gift her the point. I'm a bit surprised, because we have a good relationship, we're not enemies.<\/p>\n

"I didn't offer her my hand because that's not fair for me. She was unfair to come on my side, and I'm not an unfair player."<\/p>\n

The French Open operates differently than other grand slams when it comes to line calls.<\/p>\n

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The Paris tournament does not rely on electronic line calling, as officials can inspect traces left by \u200bthe ball on the clay to help them make decisions.<\/p>\n

Korpatsch \ufeffrevealed what was said at the net.<\/p>\n

"I think she said something like she thought I'm not a fair player \u2060or something like that, but I don't know how. We have one of the best chair umpires on the court, and I don't know how to cheat, honestly," Korpatsch said.<\/p>\n

"There are cameras on court and they can \u2060check everything. For me, it would be embarrassing to cheat \u200blike that.<\/p>\n

"I'm honest, that when I was running, I thought the ball is out, \u200band was like 'okay, which one is it?' I didn't know which mark.<\/p>\n

"For that, we have the umpire."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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