An on-court spat between Jarmila and Sam Groth was the focal point of Jarmila's 6-3, 6-4 loss to Andrea Petkovic in the Brisbane quarterfinals on Thursday.
The married couple had heated exchanges on the two occasions when Sam came on court to offer 'Jarka' coaching advice, filling in for absent coach Gavin Hopper.
"Don't talk to me like a @!#% tourist," responded Jarmila, told that the conditions were heavier than expected.
"Are you watching this?" said Sam, trying to encourage his Slovak-turned-Australian wife to use the home crowd support. "Everyone here wants you to win. Stop @#!% hitting the ball right to her.
"Give her something different to hit, give her a different ball to hit. Come on, Jarks."
Jarmila was contrite afterwards, blaming her emotions during the heat of battle. ''I guess you have to get angry at someone and I couldn't break any racquets because I just got them,'' she said. ''He always knows I didn't mean it. As frustrated as I was to try and figure out what I needed to do different and how to change I technically couldn't."