Jacquemot 'fires' her coach during a match in one of the tantrums of the year
Elsa Jacquemot did not have her best day in the second round of the Australian Open against Yulia Putintseva, losing by a convincing 6-1 6-2 in just over an hour. However, the most striking thing about the match was not the result, but the controversy between the French tennis player and her coach, Simon Blanc.
Blanc was, at one point, Putinseva's coach, and upon seeing that things were not going well, Jacquemot exploded against him. "He coached her for years, and there are strategies he didn't even tell me about," she stated. Upon hearing these words, Simon's decision was to leave the match. Undoubtedly, the tournament's anger.
Elsa Jacquemot lashed out at her coach, Simon Blanc, former coach of her opponent of the day, Yulia Putintseva.
— TennisTemple (@tennistemple) January 21, 2026
Following this remark, her coach decided to leave the court.pic.twitter.com/H9tHGqP2XX https://t.co/zSxZwr5QhQ
This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Jacquemot "echa" a su entrenador en pleno partido en uno de los enfados del año