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Aryna Sabalenka received a $7,500 fine from the U.S. Open for smashing her racket during her loss to Elena Rybakina in the women's singles final on Saturday at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Sabalenka also verbally confronted a camera person after the match and expressed her difficulty controlling emotions following the defeat, which prevented her from achieving a three-peat of Grand Slam titles. Rybakina won the match 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 and is set to become the new world No. 1 player.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-16,
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Aryna Sabalenka, the former world No. 1 tennis player from Belarus, was fined $7,500 for smashing her racket after losing the women's singles final at the U.S. Open on Saturday to Elena Rybakina in a three-set match at Arthur Ashe Stadium. During the post-match press conference, Sabalenka admitted it was tough to control emotions when she lost the chance to win a Grand Slam title for a third consecutive year. Her meltdown included verbally abusing a camera person and breaking her racket on the bench after the game. This incident could affect her reputation as an athlete known for emotional outbursts, which have also led to previous fines at other tournaments like the Australian Open.
Written for “US Open Tennis Controversy” on 2026-09-17,
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Aryna Sabalenka’s U.S. Open crash out will cost her.
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crash → cost → her
The former world No. 1 received a $7,500 fine for smashing her racket after losing the women’s singles final Saturday to Elena Rybakina in three sets at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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. → receive → Stadium
At the end of the match, the Belarusian sat on her bench and smashed her racket into the ground several times before tossing it to the side.
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Belarusian → sit → side
It was only part of the wild meltdown that also included Sabalenka telling a camera person to “f–k off” when the camera was put on her as she sat with her team, awaiting the start of the trophy ceremony.
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she → include → ceremony
“It’s really tough to control your emotions when you lose in the final of the Grand Slam and when you were trying to go for three-peat,” Sabalenka told reporters in her post-match press conference.
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Sabalenka → ’ → conference
“So I just wanted to let it go, because if I would hold it inside, right now or here or there on the court, I wouldn’t be able to say a word or I would just go not really nice over there.
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I → want → word
“So,, I just wanted to let all of that aggression and disappointment go outside.”
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all → want → aggression
Sabalenka was chasing a three-peat but came up short in three sets 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to Rybankina, who is set to take over the world No. 1 rank.
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who → chase → rank
She started to find her game in the second set, bu an emotional collapse plagued her in the third set.
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collapse → start → set
Sabalenka would have become the first woman since Serena Williams (2012-14) to win three consecutive titles at the hard court slam.
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Sabalenka → become → slam
During the trophy ceremony, Sabalenka said, “That’s the last thing I want to do right now is give a speech, but I’ll try my very best.”
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I → say → best
It was the second time this year Rybakina bounced Sabalenka from a Grand Slam title.
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Rybakina → bounce → title
Rybakina got the best of the 28-year in the women’s singles Australian Open final in January, and she also won Wimbledon by downing Ons Jabeur in 2022.
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she → get → 2022
“Well, it’s tough to find words right now, honestly,” Rybakina said after the match.
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Rybakina → ’ → match
“I didn’t expect nothing like this coming to this tournament.
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nothing → expect → tournament
I’ve been dealing a little bit with the injury, but somehow everything aligned together on my side.
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everything → deal → side
“I honestly was coming here for the last 10 years and was never successful, nothing close to that.
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I → come → that
And, I mean, it’s just incredible.
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it → mean → ?
I’m falling in love with New York more and more.”
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I → fall → York
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