Tamara Korpatsch has slammed Wimbledon doubles partner Harmony Tan.
On Monday, Tan defeated Serena Williams on Centre Court in an epic first-round singles match lasting over three hours.
The 24-year-old then pulled out of the doubles on Tuesday afternoon ahead of a scheduled clash against Nadiia Kichenok and Raluca Olaru citing a thigh injury, which did not go down well with her partner Korpatsch.
The German, who was beaten by Heather Watson in the first round of the singles wrote on Instagram: "Unfortunately my doubles partner H. Tan retired from our doubles today.
"She just texted me this morning. Let me wait here one hour before the match start. I’m very sad, disappointed and also very angry that I can’t play my first doubles Grand Slam.
"And it’s really not fair for me I didn’t deserve that. She asked me before the tournament if we wanna play doubles and I said yes, I didn’t ask her, she asked me! If you’re broken after a 3h match the day before, you can’t play professional. That’s my opinion."
Korpatsch and Tan were replaced in the draw by Valentini Grammatikopoulou and Peangtarn Plipuech.
Additional reporting from PA
