Sabalenka smashed her racket on the bench after Madison Keys prevented her from completing an Australian Open three-peat.

Aryna Sabalenka has revealed she smashed her racquet in frustraion after losing the Australian Open final because she had been “so close close to achieving something crazy”. The world No.1 had been the red-hot favourite to join the greats in tennis history by completing a hat-tricks of title wins here.

Madison Keys wrote three short words on the camera lens after her victory against Iga Świątek at the Australian Open: “Oh my god.”

Sabalenka plays Spain’s 11th seed Paula Badosa, while Swiatek will face Madison Keys. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Sabalenka is chasing a historic third consecutive Australian Open title, a feat that would place her among tennis legends like Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles.

Aryna Sabalenka had her back to the wall early in the third set of her quarterfinal against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, but the world number one stuck to a simple process to stay alive at the Australian Open.

As the most powerful hitter in women’s tennis, it’s no surprise that Aryna Sabalenka is starting to earn comparisons with Serena Williams.

Before giving her speech commending Madison Keys on her Australian Open victory, Aryna Sabalenka let out all her frustration from the match on her racket.

Aryna Sabalenka has been criticised for appearing to pretend urinate on her runner-up trophy at the Australian Open.

Aryna Sabalenka cut a frustrated figure during the Australian Open final as she lost in three sets to Madison Keys, before breaking down into tears and leaving the court

Aryna Sabalenka may have been devastated after losing in the finals of the Australian Open on Saturday, but she was in a good enough mood to have some fun with her team afterward.