(VIDEO) From one extreme to another: Putintseva smashes racquet on match point before exchanging cordial hug with Pegula at net

Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva showed her two sides after suffering a defeat in the Omnium Banque Nationale Canadian Open.

The 28-year-old was on the losing side in the round of 32 clash against America’s Jessica Pegula with a score of 6-4, 6-4.

Following that result, Putintseva smashed her racquet but moments later went on to hug her winning opponent.

The result will be severe below who is yet to win her first major tournament despite turning pro back in 2009.

She has never played in a semifinal or beyond in any of the Grand Slams in her career.

Her best outings in the major events came in French Open — in 2016 and 2018 — and the US Open — in 2020 — where she ended up losing the quarterfinal.

In 2016, she was knocked out by the former world number one America’s Serena Williams with a score of 5-7, 6-4, 6-1. Two years later, she exited the competition after losing to America’s Madison Keys with a score of 7-6, 6-4.

In the US Open three years back, Putintseva lost to America’s Jennifer Brady with a score of 6-3, 6-2.