Tennis villain dodges 'bagel' with suspect move

Ukrainian tennis prima Dayana Yastremska is courting contention again aft her relation successful a scarcely believable circular 1 singles lucifer astatine the Australian Open yesterday.

The 21-year-old mislaid 1-6, 6-0, 0-5 to American Madison Brengle aft retiring successful 1 of the astir bizarre scorelines you volition ever see.

Fans observed that Yastremska had antecedently withdrawn from matches erstwhile adjacent to defeat, a determination Tennis Podcast big David Law said was wide "frowned upon" by players.

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Dayana Yastremska plays a forehand successful her archetypal circular singles lucifer against Madison Brengle. (Getty)

"Anything to debar a bagel, eh?" Reuters sports writer Manasi Pathak said connected Twitter.

Leading tennis writer Ben Rothenberg described it arsenic "one of the astir iconic container scores you volition ever see."

Incredibly, Yastremska made 60 unforced errors portion Brengle deed conscionable 1 winner.

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The present satellite No.144 was accused of faking an wounded by Caroline Wozniacki successful 2018 and flew to Australia past twelvemonth contempt having tested affirmative to a banned substance.

She did not play successful past year's Australian Open but had her prohibition overturned successful June.

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