Aryna Sabalenka mangles racquet in furious fit of rage as she’s denied historic Australian Open hat-trick ANGRY Aryna Sabalenka smashed her racquet as she missed out on an Australian Open hat-trick.
The Floridan, 29, received a cheque for £1.8MILLION, had tape on her left thigh as she made amends for losing to fellow Yank Sloane Stephens in the 2017 US Open final.
The Belarussian world No.1 – champion Down Under in 2023 and 2024 – destroyed her equipment in a moment of rage as Keys cried with her family and friends on the Rod Laver Arena.
Sabalenka, 26, said: “I’ll come back stronger and do my best next year.
Keys – who beat world No.2 Iga Swiatek in the semi-finals – is coached by her husband and had to contend with a nasty hamstring injury last summer.
