Teen tennis star has ‘awkward’ encounter with man throughout match at US Open
A teen tennis star had a little bit of an ungainly encounter whereas on the court docket.
Mirra Andreeva was sat along with her companion, Diana Shnaider, throughout their successful match on the US Open on Monday (1 September) when the weird interplay occurred.
At simply 18 years outdated, she was left laughing in disbelief when a person came visiting to her – including to a string of bizarre fan moments thus far on the sporting occasion this yr.
We’ve already had the viral second of a Polish CEO ‘stealing’ a cap from a younger child and one other fan seeming to attempt to get into the bag of the World No.1.
Nevertheless it didn’t appear to be this fan really wished one thing particularly from the Russian participant when he known as for her consideration.
A video from the tennis protection exhibits Andreeva and Schnaider chatting and ingesting their water on the court docket bench as a person makes his method into shot behind them.
Sporting a US Open cap, the bloke walks up and appears to be calling for them because the pair of gamers finally flip round to him.
He appeared to wave at Andreeva and smile as he mentioned one thing earlier than she turned again round and he was left to swiftly stroll away. It’s not fairly identified precisely what he mentioned to the teenager.
As the 2 girls checked out one another, they quickly burst into transient laughter earlier than speaking to another person off-camera.
The change appeared innocent, however definitely fairly awkward, whereas some customers on X labelled it as ‘creepy asf’.
“So cringe,” one wrote as one other mentioned it was ‘so creepy’.
Whereas others wrote to say they don’t suppose it was ‘inappropriate’ simply merely ‘cringe and awkward’.
Nonetheless, one mentioned: “He was simply saying hello, I feel that’s okay it was advantageous, possibly not mid match.”
It definitely appears innocent in comparison with the man who gave the impression to be reaching for the zipper to open up Jannik Sinner’s bag.
The 24-year-old was making his method off the court docket as he stopped by some spectators on the aspect, providing them his towel. However as he stopped for a selfie, one fan appeared to take the chance of being in such shut proximity to unzip the four-time Grand Slam champ’s bag on his again.
Safety rapidly reacted, nevertheless, and batted the person’s hand away with the tennis star wanting fairly miffed, shaking his head and rapidly making an exit.
Who knew tennis had such random interactions?
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