{"id":2789,"date":"2026-09-13T14:03:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T14:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=2789"},"modified":"2026-09-13T14:03:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T14:03:55","slug":"aryna-sabalenka-makes-aggression-and-disappointment-comments-after-angry-us-open-outbursts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=2789","title":{"rendered":"Aryna Sabalenka makes \u2018aggression and disappointment\u2019 comments after angry US Open outbursts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> has spoken of her \u201caggression and disappointment\u201d as she addressed her angry outbursts during and after her 2026 US Open final defeat.<\/p>\n

The four-time Grand Slam champion was beaten 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 by Elena Rybakina in the championship match in New York on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

Sabalenka, who was aiming to win her third consecutive US Open<\/a>\u00a0title, has not won a major since her victory at Flushing Meadows a year ago.<\/p>\n

The Belarusian star will lose the world No 1 ranking to Rybakina<\/a> next week, having occupied top spot since October 2024.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old expressed her frustration during the final by firing a ball into the crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium, and she destroyed her racket after the match\u2019s conclusion.<\/p>\n

In her post-match press conference, Sabalenka was asked about her emotional outbursts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really tough to control your emotions when you lose in the final of the Grand Slam, and when you were trying to go for three-peat (three US Open titles in a row),\u201d said Sabalenka.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSo, I just wanted to let it go, because if I would hold it inside, right now, or there on the court, I wouldn\u2019t be able to say a word, or I would just go not really nice over there.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I wanted to [let] all of that aggression and disappointment go outside.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sabalenka also spoke about her rivalry with Rybakina.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, we have a great rivalry. We play a lot of great matches, great finals this season,\u201d Sabalenka said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer serve is amazing, the way she [is] able to step in and overpower you on court \u2014 and especially if it\u2019s a US Open court, where it\u2019s super fast \u2014 it definitely [is a] huge advantage for her.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, a lot of things makes her dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her speech during the on-court trophy presentation, Sabalenka said: \u201cThe last thing I want to do right now is give a speech but I\u2019ll try my best.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously I\u2019m disappointed, but I want to congratulate Elena on an incredible year, an incredible result.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell deserved. Enjoy it tonight, and have fun. So I can win some titles!<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish I could have performed a little bit better, but I guess there\u2019s next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Aryna Sabalenka has spoken of her \u201caggression and disappointment\u201d as she addressed her angry outbursts during and after her 2026 US Open final defeat. The four-time Grand Slam champion was beaten 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 by Elena Rybakina in the championship match in New York on Saturday evening. Sabalenka, who was aiming to win her third […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2789\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}