Players · 12 dispatches
Aryna Sabalenka
All dispatches about Aryna Sabalenka. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Sabalenka can’t see where social media distracts, and Maxime is still looking
At the WTA 1000 in Beijing, her first event since losing the US Open final to Elena Rybakina two weeks ago, Aryna Sabalenka was asked about social media. In her view, people…
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Pegula admits she hits too hard when she’s angry, the club player relates
Jessica Pegula lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open semi-finals, her third straight defeat by the Belarusian at that tournament. She said anger helps Sabalenka, while it only makes her own…
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Mouratoglou says he’s not here to give advice, Jean-Pol recognises a colleague
On 17 September 2026, Patrick Mouratoglou posted a note on his LinkedIn account about the US Open women’s final, lost by Aryna Sabalenka. He writes that emotional management is the only reason…
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Rybakina celebrates her US Open title in under ten seconds, Maxime timed it
Elena Rybakina won the US Open on Saturday, beating Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. After the ace that ended the final, she raised her arms and did three small knee bends: a…
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US Open fines add up to $112,500, and the club player converts it into restrings
US Open organisers handed out a total of $112,500 in fines at the 2026 edition, for smashed racquets, verbal abuse and unsportsmanlike conduct. The breakdown was made public on 15 September.
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US Open quarter-finals ended at 3.33am, and the C30.4 has done the maths
The 2026 US Open quarter-final day lasted 16 hours, from 11.30am on Tuesday to 3.33am on Wednesday, with four fifth sets. In the women’s draw the entire top 6 reached the quarters…
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Sabalenka tells a cameraman to back off, and Roland defends the out-of-shot
Straight after losing the US Open final to Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka used an expletive to tell a cameraman to move away while she sat with her team.
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Sabalenka takes the mic minutes after losing, and Maxime wants to know whose idea that was
Beaten 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 by Elena Rybakina in the US Open final, Aryna Sabalenka smashed her racket after match point, then spoke at the trophy ceremony. She loses both the world No.1…
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Rybakina finishes the US Open on an ace after two double faults, Maxime investigates
Serving for the title at 5-2 in the deciding set of the US Open final, Elena Rybakina hit two double faults and two aces in the same game, and closed it out…
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“You’re thinking too much”: our club player has found his Sunday philosophy
Aryna Sabalenka lost the US Open final to Elena Rybakina 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. In the press conference, to someone suggesting that experience of finals made the defeat harder, she replied: “You’re thinking…
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“She’s in love with New York”: Jean-Pol says he called it back in January
Aryna Sabalenka’s three coaches, Anton Dubrov, Jason Stacy and Max Mirnyi, held a joint press conference before the US Open final, where they stressed how at home their player feels at Flushing…
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Shelton finished at 3.34am, plays again Friday: the club player on recovery
Ben Shelton, the eighth seed, beat Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals at 3.34am on Wednesday, the latest finish in US Open history. He faces Frances Tiafoe on Friday in the night session,…