Tennis fans expressed their dissent at a broadcaster’s disrespectful remark about Aryna Sabalenka’s look during the 2026 WTA Finals.
Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Elena Rybakina, and other WTA stars showed off their looks for the 2026 WTA Finals photoshoot on media day. The Belarusian tennis player wore a red top and jacket paired with a black leather skirt. She completed her look with a stack of jewelry, red socks, and black pointed stilettos.
During the photoshoot, one commentator’s mic was left on, and the commentator was heard making an offensive comment. “Look, look… she looks awful,” the commentator said.
The demeaning comment did not sit well with fans; one of them called it disgraceful and unprofessional and demanded strict action.
“This sounds like disgraceful and extremely unprofessional behavior from one of your commentators @florenthouzot. I hope they will be punished, and I hope Sabalenka will not do any more interviews with this broadcaster again,” the fan wrote.
A fan criticized the broadcaster for making the disrespectful comment and demanded a ban.
“Criticizing a woman. They should identify him and ban him from tennis courts for 🤡🤡. The state of sports journalism is just going downhill every day.”
Another fan simply wrote:
Here are a few more reactions:
“HAHAHAHA But what’s going on with the open mics at this tournament? At this point it seems like they’re doing it on purpose, to stir up drama like a soap opera,” a fan wrote.
“What do you mean, horrible? She’s a beautiful woman. He must be an envious 🦆,” another fan added.
“I hope they identify him, and that he never gets to set foot on a tennis court again, the ‘sports journalism’ that’s been so awful lately,” one fan chimed in.
Aryna Sabalenka makes her feelings known about facing Karolina Muchova ahead of the WTA Finals run
Aryna Sabalenka played her sixth consecutive WTA Finals in 2026. In her match, she fought back from a break down in both sets to win 7-6(7-2), 7-5 against Karolina Muchova. She landed 59% of her first serves and won 33 of 44 points behind them. Before facing Muchova, Sabalenka praised the Czech player’s talent and versatility, saying she has a strong serve, powerful shots, good movement, and excellent net play. Sabalenka further added that she enjoys playing against her (via Tennis World USA).
“She’s [an] amazing player. She really has variety in the game, approaches the net, great touch. We had a lot of great, tough battles, close matches. She’s very challenging, moving well, with heavy strokes, great serving, and an aggressive net game. She’s a tricky player to face. I always enjoy playing against her.”
Aryna Sabalenka will face French Open champion Mirra Andreeva in the next group match at the WTA Finals.
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