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'Dancing and singing are my thing," Putintseva said this year ... and we learned that first-hand on Friday.
Oops, she did it again! Yulia Putintseva turned a standard third-set changeover into her own personal concert on Friday at the Rothesay Classic, as she took advantage of the down time to move and groove to a Britney Spears song.
After failing to close out her quarterfinal match against American Caroline Dolehide in straight sets despite having a 6-3, 5-3 lead, Putintseva was in much better spirits later in the third set after taking a 5-0 lead.
And as Spears' chart-topping hit, "Oops, I Did it Again!" blared over the Center Court speakers, Putintseva couldn't help herself: Mouthing the words to the song's famous chorus, she had a seated dance-party-for-one until the chair umpire called time.
She eventually won the match, 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-1.
Putitnseva is one of the tour's top pop connoisseurs, having personally met artists including Lil Nas X and Zedd while at her home base in Miami, Fla., and attended shows for megastars like Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd around the world in her globe-trotting tennis career.
"Dancing and singing are my thing," a resurgent Putintseva said this year in Miami, where she reached her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal in two years.
But before the former world No. 27 heads to her next concert, her good groove continued first in Saturday's semifinals against Elisabetta Cocciaretto.
Now ranked No. 41, Putintseva advanced to her sixth career WTA singles final, and first on grass, with a 6-2, 6-2 win.
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