Stefanos Tsitsipas told Paula Badosa to calm down during her rant (Image: Eurosport)
was told off while watching ’s mid-match outburst.
The ATP No. 12 crashed out in the opening round of the but his girlfriend is still alive and faced Marta Kostyuk in a tight third-round contest.
During the match, Badosa struggled with the wind and vented to her box. And a commentator told Tsitsipas that his response was “the last thing you want to tell a woman”.
Badosa found herself embroiled in a rollercoaster match on Friday as she faced 17th seed Kostyuk. The Spaniard took the first set 6-4 but suddenly fell 0-5 behind in the second.
Tensions boiled over during the next changeover as Badosa shouted over at her box, wildly gesturing about how windy it was and even offering her racket to her team so they could attempt to play in her place.
Tsitsipas, who was sat among Badosa’s coaches, got involved and tried to calm his girlfriend down. However, commentator Chanda Rubin wasn’t impressed with his response.
“The back and forth from Tsitsipas. It’s been windy and she was hand-miming the struggles she has had,” she said.
Paula Badosa told her coach to sub in and play for her during her rant (Image: Getty)
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“And this is maybe the last thing you want to tell a woman that you’re in a relationship with. Calm down? Excuse me? You come play! And she was asking him, do you want to play today?”
Badosa found a new gear after unleashing her emotions, storming back to win four games in a row. But her deficit was too big and she couldn’t get back into the set as Kostyuk took it 6-4.
The No. 11 seed eventually survived, winning 6-4 4-6 6-3 to book her spot in the second week. Afterwards, she clarified that her outburst was aimed at her coach, not Tsitsipas.
“First of all, it wasn’t with Stefanos. It was with my coach,” she laughed.
“No, but I get it because now I was before coming here, I was on social media, and everyone was, like, Paula and Stefanos. They like to create all that because, of course, it’s going to get more views if they say Stefanos than if they say my coach.
“I’m always interacting with my coach, honestly. He’s the one that’s there with me. Stefanos is just a support. It’s emotional support. But he’s been supporting me so, so much on that.”
Badosa also took to social media to defend her boyfriend, tweeting: “I wasn’t with Stef it was with my coach that was in front of Stef. Let’s not try to create drama. Stef was the best supporter out there.”
The Spanish tennis star will now face either Jessica Pegula or Olga Danilovic for a spot in the quarter-final.