Korpatsch and Wang Xinyu clash at French Open with no handshake

Germany's Tamara Korpatsch and China's Wang Xinyu were involved in a fiery dispute during their French Open match. Korpatsch denied any wrongdoing, calling it 'embarrassing' if she had cheated. The match ended without the traditional post-match handshake.

A tense on-court confrontation between Germany's Tamara Korpatsch and China's Wang Xinyu at the French Open in Paris has drawn widespread attention after the two players clashed during their match and skipped the customary post-match handshake.

Korpatsch firmly rejected any suggestion that she had acted unfairly during the encounter, saying it would be «embarrassing» if she had cheated against her opponent. The German player's comments came after the heated exchange between the two drew attention from spectators and cameras at Roland Garros.

The incident adds to a growing list of on-court controversies at this year's French Open, where tensions between players have occasionally spilled beyond the lines of sport. The absence of a handshake at the net — a long-standing tradition in tennis — underscored the depth of the ill feeling between the two competitors.

Neither player has offered a detailed public account of exactly what triggered the dispute, but the incident has prompted debate among tennis fans and commentators about sportsmanship and conduct at Grand Slam level.