Australian Open 2026 day eight: Yulia Putintseva launches racquet in nightmare performance; ‘Shaky start’ hits Carlos Alcaraz

Yulia Putintseva has been broken again.

The final shot was bizarre having sent it really, really wide.

Putintseva complained to the umpire, with a suggestion there was a noise that distracted her.

The umpire said it was a bottle falling “or something” so there’ll be no replay of the point.

Jovic serving for the match now.