“No one likes you.” That’s what Greek WTA star Maria Sakkari told her first round opponent Yulia Putintseva on Sunday. The two met on the grass surface at the Bad Homburg Open where Sakkari eventually ousted her rival in straight sets. But more than the result itself, it was their heated post-match exchange that caught everyone’s attention. Just when people assumed the matter must have died down in 24 hours, Putintseva has come forward now with a sly dig at Sakkari. What’s her message though?After Sakkari beat Putintseva 7-5, 7-6 in the first round, she became furious at the net. Reason? She was upset with the way the Russian avoided eye contact, as she told. Previously, during the match in second, Putintseva challenged a call. But the chair umpire ruled in favor of Sakkari thus leading to a controversial situation between them. And then the handshake moment occurred where according to the Greek player, Putintseva seemed disinterested.Now a day after the incident, the Russian has come up with a strong response. Issuing a jab at Sakkari, she shared two IG stories on her account. In the first one, she shared Sakkari’s own similar incidents where she didn’t shake hands with Italy’s Martina Trevisan and Britain’s Emma Raducanu during past meetings. “And the plot thickens…” wrote Putintseva. In the next story, she took the matter even further saying, “By the way – not that I care – I shook her hands as most women do Clearly not according to the ‘hugging protocol’ some men seem to follow ”This is a developing story…The post Ugly Wimbledon Warm-Up Fight Fuels Maria Sakkari Opponent’s Remark on Disrespect appeared first on EssentiallySports.