It should have ended with applause, high-fives, smiles, and cameras capturing another New York comeback. Instead, it ended with a stare, a reproach, and a single sharp sentence that cut through the noise of Arthur Ashe: “I expected a little respect. I haven’t seen you apologize even once. ” Those were Anna Kalinskaya’s words to Peyton Stearns on Friday night, spoken out of frustration after several of Stearns’ shots had come uncomfortably close during play, with Kalinskaya feeling a simple gesture of acknowledgment or apology was missing at the US Open. So, how did it all start?

Earlier, the tensions had been hidden by the scoreline. Stearns and partner McCartney Kessler had clawed back from a crushing 1-5 deficit to topple Kalinskaya and Sorana Cirstea, 7-5, 6-4. But the Americans took

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