An Australian Open match quickly turned personal for Yulia Putintseva.
The Kazakh went against Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey, who apparently had the home crowd by her side.
Much of the crowd was filled with Turkish flags for the match, but the fans went home disappointed after Putintseva earned a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 victory.
"What can I do? It’s just some people have education of tennis and, unfortunately, some of them not," she told reporters, via the New York Post. "But I’m very happy that I kept my calm, because Yulia last year would probably throw something at them."
Putintseva's best world ranking is 20th, which she earned last year. This is the furthest she has advanced at the Australian Open. She has also reached the quarterfinals of both the French Open and the U.S. Open. She has three WTA titles to her name.
Putintseva will take on American Iva Jovic on Saturday.
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