tennis player Julia putina received major backlash for her behavior towards a ball girl during the match against Italy's Jasmine Pini on Saturday at the US Open 2024 she was in the midst of a loss in the second half when the ball girl nearby tossed two balls at her but she let them bounce off she then looked down at the second ball as it hit her foot and bounced off the other side the ball girl was shocked and stood with her hands in the air for a minute before running off the court and the fans booed at the tennis player ulia then apologized for her behavior and said that she wasn't even focusing and was pissed at herself for not being able to win the set