(Video) “Very ugly behavior” Aryna Sabalenka lashes out at ball kid after she fails to give her new set of balls

Fans on social media slam Aryna Sabalenka for lashing out at a ball girl during her semifinals win at the Wuhan Open.

(Video) “Very ugly behavior” Aryna Sabalenka lashes out at ball kid after she fails to give her new set of balls

Aryna Sabalenka (via Independent/X)

Aryna Sabalenka continued her fine form at the Wuhan Open by beating Coco Gauff in the semifinals. However, the 3-time Grand Slam winner was seen in a viral video lashing out at a ball girl for delaying giving her a new set of balls in the third set.

Gauff took the early ascendancy in the semifinals match after leading 5-0 in the first set. The American outplayed her opponent in every aspect of the game. She continued with the excellent display in the second set, leading 4-2, but several mistakes allowed Sabalenka back into the game. With confidence, Sabalenka won the set forcing the match to a deciding set.

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Sabalenka headed into the third set with all the momentum. She led 4-1 within a few minutes and was looking to be heading to victory. However, she began to make mistakes in her game, forcing Gauff to level 4-4. The World No. 2 looked angry with herself for doing so and poured the rage on a ball girl for delaying bringing fresh balls immediately.

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The incident was picked by a fan on social media, who was displeased with Sabalenka’s rude behavior towards the ball girl.

“Very rude behaviour from Sabalenka towards the ball kids. She got booed for it and deservedly so. Waiting to see if the tennis media will pick it up or not. They’d do it if it was Qinwen,” one user wrote on X.

Sabalenka went on to win the match 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, to advance to her third straight Wuhan final. The 26-year-old has a perfect 16-0 record in the tournament, dating back to her debut in 2018.

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Aryna Sabalenka praise Coco Gauff’s performance after reaching third-consecutive Wuhan Open final

Aryna Sabalenka has hailed Coco Gauff for her performance in the semifinals of the Wuhan Open. The Belarusian had to come from behind to win the tie in two hours and twenty-six minutes. She pounced on the American’s 35 unforced errors in the match, despite giving away 31.

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The victory levels their head-to-head record 4-4. The last time the pair met was at the Australian Open semifinals, which Sabalenka won. After the victory, Sabalenka was full of praise for the American, admitting she was an incredible player.

This definitely felt like one of the biggest matches of my career, crowd- wise, it’s like another grand slam final match. Coco is an incredible player. We have had a lot of tough battles in the past. She’s in great shape.

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Sabalenka will face Qinwen Zheng in the final on Sunday (October 13). They last met at the US Open, where Sabalenka won in straight sets.