{"id":16584,"date":"2026-07-07T16:55:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=16584"},"modified":"2026-07-07T16:55:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:55:04","slug":"learn-how-to-lose-wimbledon-star-clashes-with-opponent-after-breaking-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=16584","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Learn how to lose\u2019 \u2013 Wimbledon star clashes with opponent after breaking rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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after a heated row broke out over a rules controversy at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p>Ostapenko and her partner Marcelo Arevalo punched their ticket into the Mixed Doubles semi-finals with a straight-set victory over Laura Siegemund and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.<\/p>\n<p>However, their victory was overshadowed by a heated post-match debate following a rules controversy in the closing stages of the second set tie-break.<\/p>\n<p>Finely poised at 7-7, Siegemund was given a time violation by chair umpire Jonas Welte after taking too long with her first serve.<\/p>\n<p>The German thereby forfeited her first serve, before going on to miss her second serve long and lose the point.<\/p>\n<p>Both Siegemund and Roger-Vasselin immediately confronted the umpire to contest the decision, with Siegemund insisting that the umpire had failed to penalise opponent Ostapenko\u00a0for similar infractions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Every time in a big moment she throws 18 times the ball up, and that\u2019s nothing, and one time I\u2019m over the time and it\u2019s a big point and you give me it [the time violation], it\u2019s unbelievable,&#8217; Siegemund said. &#8216;She did it and you did nothing.&#8217;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-07-164837-c436.png?w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29077738\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Laura Siegemund and Edouard Roger-Vasselin complained to the chair umpire (Picture: BBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No handshake \u274c<\/p>\n<p>Tensions high at Wimbledon as Laura Siegemund wasn&#039;t happy with how long Jelena Ostapenko took between serves \ud83d\ude2c <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iQIybuX5Qp\">pic.twitter.com\/iQIybuX5Qp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 7, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ostapenko and Arevalo went on to win the match on the very next point, but tensions only rose as both teams approached the net.<\/p>\n<p>Both female players declined to shake hands, although Ostapenko did shake hands with Roger-Vasselin as they exchanged more words.<\/p>\n<p>Siegemund then headed back towards the chair umpire to protest his decision before appearing to storm off the court.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-07-165047-1208.png?w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29077740\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Ostapenko and Roger-Vasselin debated the ruling after the match (Picture: BBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Ostapenko was clearly keen to wade into the debate, saying to the German as she walked away: &#8216;Just take the loss a bit better, learn how to lose.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Latvian then continued to debate the ruling with Roger-Vasselin, adding: &#8216;It&#8217;s a very good rule and he (the umpire) did a great job. <\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Finally someone is not afraid to do that when she is taking like two minutes between the serves and before the serves. Everyone knows this.&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>&#8216;She was late a lot of times, you maybe didn&#8217;t look at the clock,&#8217; Ostapenko added before saying that Siegemund&#8217;s behaviour was also &#8216;not very nice&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Ostapenko and Arevalo play Christian Harrison and Shuai Zhang for a place in the Mixed Doubles final.<\/p>\n<p>The Latvian previously reached the final with Robert Lindstedt in 2019 but suffered a straight-set defeat to Ivan Dodig and Latisha Chan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p><title>Comment now<\/title><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span 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