Julia butin drew the ey of fans in person and on social media after her questionable actions at the US Open the number 30 seed appeared to take her anger out on a ball girl after refusing to acknowledge the teen but later apologized on social media for her bizarre behavior on Friday Puttin the faced off against Jasmine paalani at Lou Armstrong Stadium ultimately falling to the number 5 seat 6364 on the heels of losing the first set and falling behind for two in the second emotions got the best of the kazakhstani tennis player in one clip currently making the rounds on X Puttin can be seen blankly staring off into the distance as a ballgirl attempts to supply her with tennis balls after unenthusiastically signaling for her to throw the 29-year-old strangely let the first two pass attempts bounce off her torso and foot before a dribbling away on the third toss Puttin will begrudgingly snatched the tennis ball out of the air and went to collect another one off the court as those in attendance rain down bruise she eventually trotted to the Baseline for the ensuing Point while the ball girl returned to her station seemingly in shock of what just transpired taking to social media tropes of critics slammed buttin for her unfair treatment of the ball girl completely disrespectful Behavior she is a horrible role model one ex user wrote with another adding the Umpire should have given buttin the unsportsmanlike warning this is ridiculous behavior from an athlete at this level a third said at buttin vulia this is just the lowest of the lows you don't treat ball kids or anybody else At Your Service like that have some self-respect addressing the immense wave of backlash directed her way put in the issued a public apology on Instagram insisting that she meant no disrespect towards the innocent ball girl I want to apologize to the ball girl for the way I was when she was giving me balls she wrote honestly speaking it was not about her I was really at myself by not winning the game from the break point and then got empty with my emotions and deepen my thoughts that I was not even focusing on what's going on and who gives me the ball all the ball kids was doing amazing as always at the open this isn't the first time that buttin has allowed her emotions to boil over on the tennis court after squandering a 40 lead in the third set to Victoria AER enka at the 2022 Doha open she burst into a fit of rage and began throwing her rackets before my surf she can do that what's the problem she has to wait for me to serve AER Ena told the Umpire she threw her racket like seven times four four is okay she needs a mental coach she needs a psychiat