Aryna Sabalenka hit, threw a racquet after she was upset by Madison Keys in the finals of the Australian Open
A thriller to the Laver Arena in Melbourne was seen by American Madison Keys who upset the first -ranked female single player Aryna Sabalenko and won Australian Open Saturday.
After shaking hands with the winner, Sabalenko dropped her emotions on the racket.
Sabalenka, who wanted to become the first player after Martina Hingis to win three consecutive Australian Open, lost to Keys, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, in the match, which gave her opponent the first time in history Grand Slam title.
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Aryna Sabalenko from Belarus responds after the finals of the women’s single against Madison Keys from the US at the Australian Open Tennis Championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, January 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Asanko brandon Ratnayake)
Sabalenka shook hands on the net on the net, followed by a judge in the chair, but she was seen strayed and tossed him on the bench after the little things ended.
Sabalenka then covered her face with a towel before ran into the locker room.
The heat of the competition that does not go to your hand can be difficult to swallow at the moment, and Sabalenka said this at his press conference after the match.
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“There was definitely a little frustration because I was so close to achieving something crazy,” she said, according to New York Post. “When you are out, fight, but it seems that everything (not) is going the way you really want it.”
Sabalenka added that “she just needed to throw out those negative emotions in the end,” and did so literally her racket Wilson. She said she had to do it “so I could keep a speech (and) not to stand there and disparage.”
“I was just trying to get rid of it and be a good person,” Sabalenka said.
The extraction of raw emotions seems to have succeeded, because Sabalenka was seen joking with her team after defeat.
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: ARYNE SABALENKA interview after her match against Paul Badose from Spain in the semifinals of the women’s single at the Australian Open 2025 in Melbourne Park. (Mike Frey-Imagn Pictures)
“As always, you’re guilty,” she said, laughing. “I don’t want to see you next week. I really hate you. No, thank you for everything you do for me and blah, blah, blah.”
Sabalenka, however, returned to a serious note, addressing Keys.
I think we did our best, Sabalenka said. “Only Madison played incredible. I just couldn’t do anything in this match. The next time I play against Madison, I bring a better tennis.”
As for Keys, she also showed a love for Sabalenki, saying it was a “amazing game” on her side. She also pointed out, at the age of 29, that she never thought she would win Grand Slam despite being close in the past.
“From a pretty young age, I felt like I would never have won the Grand Slam, I would not have grown up to what people thought I should have been. It was a pretty difficult burden to wear,” Keys said.
Aryna Sabalenko from Belarus responds during the women’s individual final against Madison Keys from the US at the Australian Open Tennis Championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, January 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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“So, finally I came to the point where I was proud of myself and my career, with or without a grand stram. I finally came to the point I was ok if it didn’t happen. I shouldn’t have felt that I had a good career or that I deserve to be talked about as a great tennis player.
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