{"id":23536,"date":"2026-09-13T04:32:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T04:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23536"},"modified":"2026-09-13T04:32:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T04:32:55","slug":"devastated-aryna-sabalenka-smashes-racket-hits-ball-into-crowd-after-us-open-defeat-to-elena-rybakina-tennis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23536","title":{"rendered":"Devastated Aryna Sabalenka smashes racket, hits ball into crowd after US Open defeat to Elena Rybakina | Tennis News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134173511,imgsize-129079,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/aryna-sabalenka.jpg\" alt=\"Devastated Aryna Sabalenka smashes racket, hits ball into crowd after US Open defeat to Elena Rybakina\" title=\"Aryna Sabalenka reacts during the women's singles final of the US Open against Elena Rybakina (left) and Sabalenka smashes her racket after losing the women's singles final, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in New York.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Aryna Sabalenka reacts during the women's singles final of the US Open against Elena Rybakina (left) and Sabalenka smashes her racket after losing the women's singles final, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in New York.\">Aryna Sabalenka reacts during the women&#8217;s singles final of the US Open against Elena Rybakina (left) and Sabalenka smashes her racket after losing the women&#8217;s singles final, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in New York.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elena Rybakina came to New York and took everything that had belonged to Aryna Sabalenka. First, it was the No. 1 ranking in women&#8217;s tennis, then the US Open trophy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>The tournament that for so long was a struggle for Rybakina turned into the site of her coronation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Elena Rybakina won her first US Open title on Saturday after beating Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 in the final, completing a run that also took her to the No. 1 spot in the WTA rankings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Rybakina had already secured the top ranking from next week and also ended Sabalenka\u2019s two-year reign as US Open champion.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>\u201cIt\u2019s still so difficult to process what happened,\u201d Rybakina said. \u201cToo many achievements these few weeks.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The US Open title is Rybakina\u2019s third Grand Slam title and her second of the year. <!-- -->Both of her Grand Slam wins this season came against Sabalenka on hard courts, after she also defeated the Belarusian in the Australian Open final.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Rybakina also ended Sabalenka\u2019s 19-match winning streak at the US Open. Sabalenka had not lost at Flushing Meadows since her defeat to Coco Gauff in the 2023 final.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The win earned Rybakina $5.5 million, the biggest prize money in Grand Slam history. She also moved level with Sabalenka and French Open champion Mirra Andreeva for the most titles on the WTA Tour this season, with three each.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Sabalenka\u2019s bid to win a third straight US Open title ended in the final, and her frustration was visible both during and after the match.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The first signs came in the opening set when Sabalenka committed a costly double fault to surrender the first break of the match. In an immediate, fiery reaction to losing the game, she hit a tennis ball into the crowd. According to broadcasters, as quoted by Athlon Sports, the ball struck a courtside camera near the floor.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>After the match, Sabalenka smashed her rackets on the court after missing the chance to become only the third woman in the Open Era to win the US Open title three years in a row.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>Her disappointment continued after the trophy ceremony as well. While sitting with her team, she was approached by a video creator, but appeared to gesture for the person to leave as she tried to process the defeat.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>&#8220;It&#8217;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,&#8221; Sabalenka told reporters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>&#8220;I just wanted to let it go, because if I would hold it inside. I wouldn&#8217;t be able to say a word. I would just go not really nice over there.&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/tennis\/top-stories\/devastated-aryna-sabalenka-smashes-racket-hits-ball-into-crowd-after-us-open-defeat-to-elena-rybakina\/articleshow\/134173235.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aryna Sabalenka reacts during the women&#8217;s singles final of the US Open against Elena Rybakina (left) and Sabalenka smashes her racket after losing the women&#8217;s singles final, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in New York. Elena Rybakina came to New York and took everything that had belonged to Aryna Sabalenka. 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