Tennis star Elsa Jacquemot might need a new coach after he sensationally walked out of her match at the Australian Open on Wednesday. Jacquemot, 22, was outclassed by Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva in straight sets in the second round after Simon Blanc left Court 5 after he was verbally abused by the French player. Trailing 5-0 after just 25 minutes, Jacquemot was visibly angry, and she took her frustration out on Blanc, who had previously coached Putintseva. Speaking after the match, Jacquemot was uncomfortable, but offered no public apology to Blanc. It comes after Jacquemot beat 20th seed Marta Kostyuk in a thrilling first-round encounter which went for almost four hours.

Source: Daily Mail January 22, 2026 04:03 UTC