Jelena Ostapenko was clearly not happy with certain members of the crowd during her match against Alexandra Eala in Linz.
Ostapenko overcame deficits in both sets to beat Eala 6-4, 7-5, beating the Filipina star for the first time after losing their two previous matches.
As always, the ever popular Eala was well supported by her growing fanbase, but this did not appear to sit well with Ostapenko.
Ostapenko has been involved in disputes with both players and fans in the past, and the Grand Slam champion did not make any exceptions during the match against Eala.
Jelena Ostapenko left frustrated with the crowd during Alexandra Eala match
Eala had a 4-0 lead in the second set of the match against Ostapenko, and this was when frustrations started to boil over for the Latvian.
With the crowd mostly in support of Eala, at 4-1 down Ostapenko called out one member of the crowd in particular.
Ostapenko appeared to be gesturing for this member of the crowd to come and play for her instead, sarcastically suggesting she could learn from them.
This would continue into the change of ends at 5-2 for Eala, where Ostapenko spoke to an official member of staff to point out one member of the crowd in particular, calling for them to be removed if they continued.
After this change of ends, Ostapenko would go on to win five consecutive games, saving a set point to win the match.
While she was not so happy with the crowd, it does not appear that Ostapenko has any issues with Eala herself, who she was complimentary towards in her post-match interview.
What is next for Alexandra Eala?
Eala has previously struggled on clay, but she has already shown more positive signs after winning her first round match in Linz before pushing a former French Open champion.
The world number 46 has nearly defended half of the total ranking points she defended during the clay court season last year, and Eala has a busy schedule ahead.
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After losing to Ostapenko in Linz, Eala will play at the WTA 500 tournament in Stuttgart, where she has now received direct entry after Qinwen Zheng withdrew.
Eala will also play at the Madrid Open and the Italian Open, as well as playing a lower level WTA 125 tournament in La Bisbal in between.
The 20-year-old will then return to the French Open, as Eala looks to make her way back up the rankings after dropping outside the top 40 following the Miami Open.
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