EFE Chicago 03/24/2024 at 09:21 CET
The Belarusian Aryna Sabalenkanumber two in the world, fell this Saturday 6-4, 1-6 and 6-1 against the Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina and said goodbye to Miami Open in the third round, with a lot of nervousness and destroying his racket after the defeat.
SabalenkaAustralian Open champion, lived a very complicated week for personal reasons, after her ex-boyfriend was found dead in a hotel in Miami.
The Belarusian, who defined this death as “an unthinkable tragedy” In a message on her social networks last Wednesday, she decided to also compete in the Miami Open and debuted with victory on Friday over the Spanish Paula Badosa.
This Saturday he came across Kalininanumber 36 in the world ranking, after two hours and three minutes, paying for his nervousness in the third set.
She lost it 6-1, winning the only game with Kalinina on serve, and repeatedly slammed her racquet to the ground on the way to the dock.
The two players did not shake hands or exchange glances at the end of the match, something that was seen repeatedly on the circuit between Ukrainian and Russian and Belarusian tennis players.
The Miami Open, which runs until March 31, lost the Spaniard this Saturday Roberto Bautistawho fell 6-7(2), 6-3 and 6-4 against the American Sebastian Korda.
2024-03-24 08:21:30
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