'You Won't Be At My Matches!': Raging Ostapenko Threatens Umpire

Jelena Ostapenko beat Daria Kasatkina at the 2023 Italian Open in Rome, but the match featured a controversy, as the Latvian player wasn't happy with the umpire.

Ostapenko battled with Daria Kasatkina for a spot in the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome. The Latvian entered the match as the 20th seed, but she was still a slight favorite against Kasatkina, who was seeded eighth.

Fans in Rome expected a proper battle, and they had a chance to witness it, as the match had to be decided in three sets. However, there was another unexpected battle that occurred during the match, and it was between Ostapenko and the umpire of the match, Marija Cicak.

After winning the first set of the match 6-4, Ostapenko was trailing 2-4, 15-30 on her own serve in the second set. The 2017 Roland Garros champion challenged a line call, which is why the umpire came to see the mark on the court. It's something that has caused a lot of controversy during this clay-court season.

Cicak decided that the ball landed inside the court, but Ostapenko didn't agree with that. She asked to see a supervisor, but Cicak explained to the Latvian that the supervisor couldn't change her line call.

The 25-year-old wasn't happy with that explanation. Ostapenko felt that the mark wasn't judged correctly at that moment, which is why she told the umpire that she would never judge any of her matches in the future.

Although Ostapenko was clearly frustrated during the second set, which she lost, she was able to recover in the third set of the match. She won it 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the 2023 Italian Open in Rome.