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WATCH: Chair umpire denies tennis player handshake after incessant complaining

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Complaining to the umpire is part of tennis -- or any sport, for that matter.

The player screams at the umpire, the umpire bites back and we move on with the match. At the end we all shake hands and go our separate ways.

Or ... maybe not.

At the Citi Open Monday night in Washington, D.C., the world's No. 45 player Yulia Putintseva was absolutely fed up with the chair umpire in her match against Varvara Flink.