🔥🚨 Shock in tennis: Aryna Sabalenka loses control after bitter defeat against Amanda Anisimova
Wimbledon, July 11, 2025 — The tennis world is in shock. After a surprising and emotional loss to American Amanda Anisimova, Belarusian top player Aryna Sabalenka collapsed in the locker room. Eyewitnesses describe a harrowing moment: shaking hands, tear-filled eyes, and an atmosphere of fear among Sabalenka’s team.
The match against Anisimova was intense from the start. Both players fought a hard-fought duel, but a fateful double fault by Sabalenka at 5-5 in the third set turned things around. Just a few minutes later, she was defeated 6-4, 3-6, 5-7 – a loss that not only meant her elimination from the tournament but also clearly left an emotional mark.
“She was a different person. After the game, she went straight to the locker room, slammed her bag on the floor, banged on the locker, and started crying,” reported an anonymous teammate. “We’d never seen her like that before. Her hands were shaking, she could barely speak.”
Sabalenka’s outburst was reportedly not aggressive toward others, but rather an expression of a deep, internal breakdown. “She blamed herself for everything,” another source said. “It was as if all the pressure of the past few months exploded in that moment.”
Aryna Sabalenka, currently ranked No. 3 in the world, was considered one of the favorites for the title at this Grand Slam. After a strong season, she had high expectations of herself – and this loss against a weaker opponent on paper was completely unexpected. Amanda Anisimova, who is returning to form after injury breaks, played strongly, but Sabalenka’s mistakes ultimately made the difference.
Psychologists and tennis experts are now commenting on the situation. Sports psychologist Dr. Maria Köhler explains: “Such emotional reactions are not uncommon among high-performance athletes, especially when they have high expectations of themselves and then feel robbed of their well-earned rewards by a single mistake. This is not only frustrating from an athletic perspective, but also severely damages their self-image.”
Sabalenka’s team has not yet made an official statement, but she is expected to take a short break from competition in the coming days to stabilize herself mentally.
Many fans are expressing their sympathy on social media. Thousands are posting encouraging messages and expressing their support using the hashtag #StayStrongAryna . Some are even calling for more psychological support for elite female athletes who regularly have to assert themselves under enormous pressure.
Anisimova, on the other hand, praised her opponent after the match: “Aryna is an incredible player. I had to give it my all today to even have a chance. I wish her all the best—she’ll come back, I’m sure of it.”
What began as a simple Grand Slam match evolved into a psychological drama that reveals the limits of elite sport. Aryna Sabalenka remains one of the strongest and most passionate personalities in women’s tennis—but, as we now see, she too is not invulnerable.
