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Belarusian women’s singles tennis player, Aryna Sabalenka expressed her emotions after failing to win in the 2023 US Open final. / Photo: Twitter
NEW YORK – Belarusian women’s singles tennis player, Aryna Sabalenka expressed her emotions after failing to win in the 2023 US Open final, Sunday (10/9/2023). The 25 year old tennis player was defeated by Coco Gauff with a score of 6-2, 3-6, 2-6 in a match which took place at Arthur Ashe Stadium, New York.
Unfortunately, Sabalenka’s moment of anger was caught on camera and spread to the public. This also received criticism, because it was considered private and should not be published.
After suffering defeat, Sabalenka herself did not show disappointment on the field. However, he vented his emotions in the dressing room by smashing his racket over the disappointing result.
However, Sabalenka did not expect that his moment of anger was recorded by one of the cameramen, and then uploaded to the media, Eurosport France. This is considered to invade someone’s privacy and should not be published.
Joe Pompliano, who is a businessman, condemned the video showing Sabalenka’s anger. Even though he criticized the video of Sabalenka’s anger, he really liked Sabalenka’s attitude of keeping his emotions under control when on the pitch.
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“I don’t like that they recorded what Sabalenka probably believed was a private moment. But I like his emotions. He handled himself with class on the court, and then vented his frustration when he returned to the dressing room,” said Joe Pompliano, as quoted by Tennis Infinity , Wednesday (13/9/2023).
In line with Pompliano, Andy Murray’s mother, Judy Murray, also criticized the published video of Sabalenka’s anger. According to him, it is natural for an athlete to express his anger in the locker room, but it should not be recorded and shared widely.
“This recording should not have been made public. It was a private moment in an empty room after the disappointment of losing a Grand Slam final,” he said.
However, there are some people who doubt Sabalenka’s anger in the dressing room, after losing in the 2023 US Open final. This is because he and the film streaming platform, Netflix, have made a documentary, so many people doubt his anger.
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