Aryna Sabalenka briefly halted her US Open third-round match against Kamilla Rakhimova after complaining about the strong smell of weed. Her comments, including a joke that she might “get high”, sparked humorous and critical reactions across social media
Sabalenka and fellow No. 1 Jannik Sinner, along with many top-ranked players, issued a statement on Monday expressing "deep disappointment" over the French Open prize money.
While Sabalenka defeats Jessica Pegula 6-3 7-5 for her first title since the Australian Open in January, Sinner beats American Frances Tiafoe 7-6(4) 6-2 to become the youngest Cincinnati champion
The top-seeded Belarusian struggled with her serves throughout the match, tallying eight double faults compared to Rybakina's one. She was also broken four times by the fifth seed, as reported by Xinhua.
