Simona Halep managed to get in a small dig at Eugenie Bouchard while taking the high road on her infamous handshake snub.
SI.com reported that Halep was asked about the Canadian's refusal to shake hands with Alexandra Dulgheru before Canada's Fed Cup tie vs. Romania last week.
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Bouchard said her actions were not to mean any kind of offense to Dulgheru, but Dulgheru got the last laugh - or rather the last three laughs against Bouchard.
Dulgheru beat Bouchard 6-4, 6-4, and Romania ended up beating Canada to advance in Fed Cup play. But Dulgheru's post-match celebration against Bouchard was the best of the laughs.
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Halep took a bit more reserved approach in her response to Bouchard's snub.
"I don't want to comment on the gesture, it depends on the person's education," Halep said, according to SI.com. "I would never do that but it's maybe just how she was raised and we have to accept this attitude. Alex played really well and I'm very happy she beat Bouchard. (The Celebration) was very well thought of and actually funny."
Reporter Arash Madani of Sportsnet.ca tweeted that Dulgheru took a shot at Bouchard for her refusal to shake hands:
"Dulgheru calls out Bouchard for no handshake Fri. "It's a contradiction to values" of Fed Cup's spirit, competition and fair play, she said.
"Dulgheru on not shaking her coaches hands (in jest) post-win: 'It was a response to what Genie did. It was more our joke. Nothing personal.'
"Alexandra Dulgheru says Eugenie Bouchard not shaking hands with her yesterday 'maybe motivated me more.'"
Halep seemingly has more important matters than worrying about the slumping Bouchard's comments.
The Romanian rallied from a set down to defeat Garbine Muguruza in the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. The victory will help her vault past Maria Sharapova for the No. 2 ranking in the world after Sharapova lost to Angelique Kerber in the same event.
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