US Edition‘Who Has She Hit?’: Star Loses Her Mind
Sabalenka received an official warning after her racket throw nearly hit a ball kid and cameraman during a semi-final loss to Jessica Pegula, ending her 20-match winning streak in Wuhan.
- On Saturday, World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka hurled her racket during the Wuhan Open semi-final, narrowly avoiding disqualification before losing 6-2, 4-6, 6-7 to Jessica Pegula.
- In the 11th game of the deciding set, Aryna Sabalenka reacted by throwing her racket toward her bench after losing a vital point at 5-5, narrowly missing a ball kid.
- The racquet clattered into a bench and bounced back, narrowly missing a ball kid and cameraman as Sabalenka immediately apologised and received a warning from the umpire.
- Jessica Pegula rallied from 5-2 down to beat Sabalenka and advance to Sunday's final against Coco Gauff, marking her first win over Sabalenka in five attempts.
- Sabalenka had been bidding for a fourth Wuhan title after wins in 2018, 2019 and 2024 and entered with a 20 straight-set winning streak at Wuhan, calling it `not the ending` she wanted this year.
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The Independent (US)Aryna Sabalenka narrowly misses ball boy after throwing tennis racquet
Aryna Sabalenka narrowly missed a ball boy as she threw her tennis racquet on court at the Wuhan Open on Saturday, 11 October. The world number one was in pursuit of a fourth successive triumph at the tournament in China, but lost her semi-final to Jessica Pegula. Reacting to an error, Sabalenka threw her racquet towards the players' benches, almost hitting a nearby ball boy. She immediately held her hand up in apology towards the ball boy and a…
Aryna Sabalenka speaks out after launching racket towards ball kid at Wuhan Open
Aryna Sabalenka raised her hand in apology after almost hitting the ball kid (Picture: Getty) World No.1 tennis star Aryna Sabalenka has broken her silence after launching a racket towards a ball kid in an angry outburst during a match. The incident occurred during Sabalenka’s 6-2 4-6 6-7 defeat to world No.6 Jessica Pegula in the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open in China on Saturday. After losing a vital point at 5-5 in the third set, Sabalenka th…
Aryna Sabalenka escaped qualifying at the WTA tournament in Wuhan, but ultimately things went wrong for the world number one. The Belarusian was frustrated and defeated by Jessica Pegula: 6-2, 4-6, 6-7 (2).
Furious Aryna Sabalenka narrowly misses ball boy as she throws racquet in outburst
World No1 Aryna Sabalenka narrowly avoided disqualification from the Wuhan Open after throwing her racket in anger during a dramatic semi-final defeat to American star Jessica Pegula
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