"Something tells me they got that lick for Coco": Tennis fans react after Siegemund narrowly escapes being hit by a tennis ball in doubles tie
WTAFriday, 08 September 2023 at 07:30
Germany’s tennis star Laura Siegemund narrowly missed being
hit by a ball during the US Open double category fixture.
The 35-year-old, during the round of 16 tie in the doubles
category against America’s duo of Robin Montgomery and Clervie Ngounoue, narrowly
avoided being hit by a ball.
The incident caught the attention of fans on social
media who made some interesting comments and connected it with how she reacted
in her singles opening round fixture at the mega-event against America’s Coco
Gauff.
The Filderstadt-born was in tears during the match and even
went on to complain about how the fans treated her in the opening round clash where
she ended up losing to the current world number six with a score of 3-6, 6-2,
6-4.
"At the end of the day I go home and I look at myself
and I can say I did a great job,” she said after the match. “But did I get
anything from people for that? I didn't. Maybe it's not zero. Maybe it feels
like zero right now. But it feels pretty much like a flat zero, even less than
zero because they treated me bad.
"Like they treated me like I was a cheater. Like I was
like, trying sneaky ways to win this match or something. They treated me like I
was a bad person. But you know there are people throwing racquets, screaming,
who are like making bad gestures towards the audience.
“I did not one moment in the whole match and there was a lot
of tension going on.Not one moment I did anything. I was just slow. And that's
you know, that's something in the rule. I get my time violation. That's fine,
yeah.”
Siegemund and her partner Vera Zvonareva of Russia went on
to win the match in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-4.
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
He began his journalism career working with partners of The New York Times and has since contributed to several leading international sports publications, including Fox Sports Asia, Calciomercato, and GiveMeSport. Since 2023, Azeem has been part of the TennisUpToDate team, where he has played a key role in sustaining the platform’s growth and ensuring tennis fans receive timely and reliable coverage of the sport’s biggest stories.
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