Aug 23rd, 2017

Aug 23rd, 2017

A Kazakhstan tennis star has launched an astonishing tirade against her Russian coach, calling him a “moron” and telling him to “take your f---ing grin away”.

World number 50 Yulia Putintseva was thrashed 6-0, 6-0 by Alize Cornet at the Connecticut Open, but still found time to unload on her coach, Roman Kisliansky.

“You never applauded me when I won the ball,” she is heard saying.

“You chew and watch the f---ing video. Are you moron? (sic)

“You sit there watching your video about the flat Earth.”

“Take your f---ing grin away”

Facing certain defeat and trailing 6-0, 4-0, Putintseva then proceeded to demolish her racquet in another epic meltdown.

The 2016 French Open quarter-finalist later apologised on social media.

“Yesterday was hell! Unfortunately there are days in tennis when you can do nothing.

“I would like to apologise to my coach Roman Kisliansky for what I said!

“My emotions quite often blind me, but I am working on that and will try to make some conclusions from this game and this situation.”

Whether they’ll be working together at next week’s US Open remains to be seen.