A backstage camera recently captured Aryna Sabalenka and her team, including her boyfriend Georgios Frangulis, in a moment of frustration after her runner-up finish at the 2025 Australian Open. Sabalenka, understandably disappointed after missing out on her third consecutive title at Melbourne Park, mimicked urinating on her runner-up trophy—a gesture that many have found inappropriate given the circumstances.
Yet another reason why Sabalenka is so unlikeable: Her and her team pretend to pee on the #AusOpen runner’s up trophy.
Disgusting. https://t.co/HPQCejh997
— Max Dice (@MSado96) January 25, 2025
This is not the first time Sabalenka has found herself in a controversial backstage moment. After losing the 2023 US Open final to Coco Gauff, Sabalenka was recorded angrily smashing racquets and tossing them into the trash, another incident that sparked conversation about her emotional reactions to defeat.
Disgusting from Sabalenka and her team!!!
Enough is enough : time for tennis authorities to stop accepting the unacceptable and make players face consequences for their actions!!! Act respectfully/decently and show sportsmanship or get suspended!!!
I can understand her frustration but still a horrible look for both Aryna and her team.