Instead, a solid purple icon appears next to Sabalenka for the live scoring. The tennis star is from Minsk, the capital city of Belarus and the absence of her flag is a bit complicated. Sabalenka lives in Miami, Fla., when she is not competing in tournaments.

Aryna Sabalenka got knocked out by Amanda Anisimova in the women's semifinal at Wimbledon on Thursday, continuing the bizarre and luckless trend of top seeds crashing out of the tournament. Sabalenka lost in three sets (4-6,

Players and fans felt the impact of high temperatures at Wimbledon when Thursday’s semifinal match between top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova was delayed twice in the first set because of spectators feeling unwell.

No. 1 women's seed Aryna Sabalenka received a tough test in the quarterfinal against Laura Siegemond, but learned a telling less from her French Open loss to Coco Gauff in Paris. "Honestly, I think there's a big possibility that I would have lost this match if I didn't learn that lesson at the

After winning the point, Anisimova raised her left arm in the air in celebration. Meanwhile, as the two players changed sides, the ESPN broadcast showed an irked Sabalenka asking Anisimova why she "didn't say sorry" after her winner clipped the net. Broadcasters Chris Fowler and Chris Evert even made note to point it out.

Last summer, Sabalenka, then-ranked No. 3, beat No. 6 Jessica Pegula in the first Cincinnati Open women's singles final featuring two top 10 opponents since 2017. Sabalenka and Pegula are tied for the most WTA titles this season with three each.

Wimbledon 2025 has had its moments of drama. Aryna Sabaleka, the world's #1 tennis player, helped deliver her share of it when she won a tense match against German Laura Siegemund, Sabalenka said after the July 8 match that she thought she was going to lose after the first set.

Aryna Sabalenka has sent a message to her Wimbledon rivals after surviving a huge scare against Laura Siegemund. The 37-year-old German troubled the world No. 1 with her clever slices and net game, but Sabalenka rallied to win five of the last six games, coming through 4-6 6-2 6-4.