I like her competitive spirit and her sense of humor. She is #1 and well deserves it.

There are no fans hating her, the media just wants drama and politics to affect the sport. I'm always in support of Sabalenka because she a talented, humble player. 👏👏👏🏆❤️

She doesn't have to state anything about the war, stop putting a resident from another country on the spot for something you don't care about. It's a headline to you! And shame on the reporter for even putting this athlete in that position!

I consider Aryna, Elena, and Iga to be the top 3 players on the WTA. Any one of these 3 can beat the others depending on the situation. Very seldom will they lose to anyone else. Congrats to Aryna on the huge win, and thanks to both she and Svitolina for an incredible match to watch. Tennis at a completely different level on the WTA circuit. Awesome.

I really admire and respect her ability to stay focused and not allow these distractions get into her heard. Many fans and reporters do not have a clue what athletes go through to condition their minds and emotions to stay on top of their game day in and day out.

Can journalists ask any questions about tennis?? Or they have to go to college and learn something other than cheap politics??!! What a shameful group of people that are making this role… this is SPORT NOT POLITICS!

Honestly, that reporter seemed to be asking a personal question. U can even feel the shake in her voice and how emotional she got while asking. Not to mention was a aggressive question made to put Aryna on the spot. Is kind of weird tho. As much as it would be pretty to believe, regardless of her actions, Aryna or any other player for that matter, simply cant change what its happening in their country. If she actually turn too vocal against it, it would literally just raise problems for her at home with minimal if any impact to end the war just to satisfy some people hypocrisy. Shes just an individual working on her profession as we all do. I do believe shes against it as were many germans against the WW's, it didnt matter then it wouldnt matter now. Thats just some small satisfaction people want to build to feel good about themselves but practically has lil to none effect in the issue. Instead of asking this stupid questions ask her to donate to help the victims, that would be lot more effective and helpful instead of forcing her in a position of villain or martyr. While people are actually suffering from the war, here we are, sitting at home with our beautiful working internet, commenting on a video of a tournament that god knows how much it charges for its fees and its definitely making some people even richer and u want to talk about war? Isnt there something really hypocrite in all this?

Asking Sabalenka about the war is like asking Salah about terrorism!! They’re just there to play a game they love.

Shes there to play tennis not discuss the war ,its not down to her and shame to the person who put her in that position

Athletes don't start the war. They just do their job and don't wanna involve in any politics. But I understand Kostyuk and her pain. It's very hard for them to focus while their country and loved ones are under bomb attacks :(((

She's a wonderful player and person. All the best to her!

Aryna is wise to stay quiet about this current conflict. She did not start it. Journalists just want to create trouble. These people know if she voices any opposition she or members of her family may have to bear consequences. Coco for instance is claimed to be socially aware. But coco just has to utter a few expected statements but does actually do anything or bear any consequences.

I'm no fan b4 of Sabalenka but now she proves herself that's she is unbeatable so far I begin to like her.

Sabalenka said she does support the Russian War or Belarus’s leader. Simple. She did not become a tennis player to answer political questions and get involved with problems. Respect her opinion. She respects yours.

Why are they talking about her as world no 1? Have they forgotten about Iga?

On adore Aryna Sabalenka

I love Aryna and I am happy every time she wins. I am impressed how calm and courteous Aryna remained during that stupid reporters' question on the war. I wish I knew that reporters name so I can message her, if able to, and explain how brainless her questions were.

I don't understand how a professional journalist can ask that sort of question. She was obviously trying to throw aryna under the bus. Smdh

GO ARYNA!

Soutien de France . Dommage qu on n ait pas fait la même chose avec les États Unis ce pays guerrier et criminel

Today sport is business so business and politics connected .

Serem verdadeiros? Serem contra o ódio e a indiferença? Ok. O mundo está postando sobre isso no KZfaq, o que vocês acham? Eu estou indignado com as cenas que foram postadas no KZfaq, para não comentar o que vi aqui,seria cumplice. Para evitar, não postem essas imagens. ❤

i think the only questions related to tennis should be permitted. Is there no moderator?

Sabalenka newer admitted that SHE is against the Russian war. Always trying to give evasive answers.

Talented lady, very individual, good heart and humour, fuck all to do with the war, stands her ground well. Ps. Definitely not ok to hate her, has not done anything to anyone so if you hate her, you hate yourself, in which case case sort your head and heart out. Pps. Usually skip through vids, watched all this, she is thoroughly lovable.

Aryna is now My GI Jane Her weapon is her racket She is my global girl for sure Go Sabalenka U are the Bomb!

She handled the situation very well. Putin is a see you next Tuesday. As is the leader of Belarus.

Every player should have right to play under her/his country's flag. One cannot choose the country of one's birth. WTA/ATP/ITF, stop this nonsense and do not mix sport with politics. Appointing "flag police" at the AO 2023 was not even childish... it was embarassing and insane... Wars are run by politicians not sportsmen/sportswomen. Why during the invasion of Iraq, 20 year bombing of Afghanistan not to mention the genocidal Vietnam war US, Australian, UK... athletes were allowed to compete under their national flag? USA invaded Iraq in 2003 and yet their flag was still allowed at the World Cup 2006 in Germany and 2010 in South Africa despite the fact they were still in Iraq. Either ban ALL flags of countries who go to war, or don't ban any of them. Another example; are Israeli (Para-)olympians responsible for the policy of their government towards Palestinians? * All wars are equal, but some wars are more equal than others.

Shame on that reporter for asking that question. And such a classy response from Sabalenka. Spot on. By making that statement she is showing what a role model she is in the sport. She is a tennis player, not a politician.

Aryna ❤

fantastic girl!!!!

Why do Tennis fans pick up on her? The War in Ukraine is Joe Biden's fault. The Russians waited for 8 long years to make peace in the Donbas but the West had a war in mind. The war in Ukraine started in 2014. Besides, fans should not judge players on ground of nationality. Politics should be banned from Sports. Tennis should be clean from Politics. Let her shine in what she loves to do in life, Tennis is not politics.

These journos are the absolute pits of the Earth

Go for it!! Orhodox sister! Pozdrav iz Srbije!!

Evasive as always. Why did she not support HER OWN countrymen when they were being imprisoned, tortured and oppressed? Instead she signed a letter of support for her beloved dictator?

Handled the politics questions pretty well. Way to maintain the status-quo, good job Saba.

Why France allow here to even enter the EU, why she is allowed to play if she supports the WAR!?

Stop laying about war. You are supporting war.

It is NOT the conflict in Ukraine why ppl have issues with Aryna! She possesses the potential to be a really cool individual, but it is her on court antics that turn ppl off. If she would first off stop grunting while the other player is hitting the ball, that would be a excellent start. Her grunting distracts me & I'm not on the other side of the net, but it bugs me! If it is distracting to crowds, it has to be distracting for the opponent! It is unfair and nothing short of bullying & trying to disrupt the opponents concentration! If she stops the grunting, loud noise, and on court antics and gamesmenship, ppl would change their attitude toward her! Let her game speak for her, not her grunting and distracting tactics to win at all costs! Absolutely nothing to do with being Russian! The Russian players don't necessarily hold the views of their government.....

She looks like Andy Roddick

Why tf would fans hate her? Am I missing something?

it is right that nobody wants war, but the core of the matter is ' Do you condemn the country that started an unprovoked, unjustifiable invasion of another sovereign country?' She hasn't made it clear.

Always putting the same stupid questions about politics. They are sports players, so why insist. Ukraine is a victim of a war provoked by US/NATO so the stupid reporters that do not understand this should study events before doing wrong considerations. Arena, you have all my support here from Portugal

Ya que los deportistas rusos o bielorusos tienen que decir abiertamente de que lado están, que los ucranianos también lo hagan, si están a favor del juedeo - nazi de su presidente o no.

The fans are hating her for screaming for no reason.........

Pozdrawiam SERDECZNIE Arynia Fani z Polski❤❤❤

I would have just one simple question for her. How would she feel toward Ukrainian players if their country was destroying cities in Belarus, maybe even bombing your hometown, killing thousands of Belarus civilians possibly including your friends and relatives, taking children away from their parents and sending them to Ukraine, bombing hospitals, schools and apartment buildings indiscriminately? I have no doubt she is a nice person and obviously a great tennis player. It is her misfortune however, to represent a country that supports one committing daily atrocities like no other since Nazi Germany attacked Poland in 1939.

Like if it was her responsability to be the voice of the anti-war. She is a tennis player, not a politician, especially when we know what could happen if she says things her president won't like and could consider her a dissident. Role model for sport not for politics. And fairly, no one care about her opinion on the war except the Ukrainian.

Public was right. You don't understand? You should know about the history and you should have respect for your country. Shame on you Sabalenka.

Saba is #1, in the LIVE rankings

We support Sabalenka ❤❤❤

Fans love her "Z"

Feel sorry for her, not her fault that her country are Russia's puppet. Giver her a bloody break.

Sabalenka suport

Unless they are sick, the fans only want to see good matches for their money. If they hated her, they would not be spending money to watch her matches. No one gives a f$ck about a war. That is what nations do. There have been wars going on in the world for centuries. Ukraine and Russia is no different. Leave politics out of sports. It is ruining tennis.

украинской журналистке для начала не мешало бы прокачать английский язык прежде чем задавать вопросы. Явно ее русский лучше английского) цирк

She is right. She expressed her opinion about the war a few times. She wants to concentrate on tennis not the war. She said she is against it. Not sure what else she suposed to do. I personally like her. I think she is a great player and a very nice person - this matters to me! Blame politics for the war 😒

Sabalenka 👏❤️🍷

The questions to begin with are tennis related. The political questions from reporters are definitely not needed towards Aryna or any other tennis players from Russia or anywhere else.

Lets stop being hypocrite. Iraq war alone had over 460k deaths and there wasnt even a fraction of this amount of sanctions or noise. So those civilians didnt matter? Where was NATO and all this friendly countries then? Right or wrong, Russia has a clear political reason for their war. Its 2023 now, did the nuclear weapons in Iraq were found? What about the amount of innocents that died in the Afghanistan war with missiles and "strategic" drone attacks? Or even the financial aid for Arabia to plunge Yemen with bombs? American athletes werent banned from anything nor sanction were made and despite all the pretty public noise against the war at the time Iraq occupation only ended several years later and only in this current administration in the US that the occupation in Afghanistan finally ended after over 20 yrs. All that was fine because was a western country? So can we stop this nonsense of trying to make an example out of this young girls or anyone from countries related to Russia or even general Russians citizens for that matter? Of course they will avoid public declarations. Do people understand what kind of impact going against the regime could cause to their lives? Just a reminder for those that like to think their ideals apply everywhere. Theres no beautiful laws about freedom of speech in Russia.

She isn’t number one!

I love Aryna and I think that the journalists have been so unfair with her! 😢

Love you Aryna!

We love you, Aryna! We support you all the way to yet another trophy and No 1 position! ❤❤❤

if only everyone had such a big heart

Slava Ukraine

Awafull questioning,this is a sport person

You are not Number 1!!!

idiocracy and virtue signaling in sports.

THIS WOMAN DID NOT START THE WAR. THIS WOMAN IS AGAINST THE WAR. SHE IS A TENNIS PLAYER AND A FANTASTIC ONE TOO, LET HER PLAY THE GAME WITHOUT HATE TOWARDS HER ❤

She can be against Putin, Lukashenka or support their actions or just may be indifferent to war but she never said clearly about her statement. She generalizes all the time and says that if she could stop the war she would, and that no one from Russia or Belarus supports the war 😂🙈 please!🙄 Sorry but as number two and very recognizable person she can do more, the truth is that she doesn't want to, and I don't mind that, that's her opinion but she's not sincere in this case. and I don't want someone like her as number one.

It's absolutely insane we let Russian and Belorusians play.

Я считаю много чести объяснять украинским русофобам, что ты чувствуешь и пытаться как-то оправдываться.

She refused to talk to journalists again, feels the pressure now I guess! She is a huge supporter of Putin, Lukashenko and their special operation in Ukraine, otherwise she would have spoken up already! "As a number 1" comment 😅 You Sabalenka are not number 1 yet 😮

maybe all sports organisations across the board should unilaterally agree that in a time of conflict all players of the invading country should be refused to enter all competitive world sports, since the invading country are at fault, when it is established to be, watching this and Aryna, to me all her smiles is quite insulting really, in a mocking way, she clearly thinks it's funny because she won and got one over Marta Kostyuk, and maybe the officials should never have aloud them to compete against each other in this tense time, considering the war, put yourself in marta's shoe's, then put yourself in Aryna's shoe's, it's quite unfair to place them in this situation,

What a stupid title, why would fans hate here as if they are one big monolith! Most of us luv her, while you hate her!

Love ARYNA go Russia

Embarrassing question from Ukrainian ‘journalist’… Pretty shameful…

maybe stop yelling while other players are trying to hit the ball...

Sabalenka knows what's going on, you don't, and it won't do any good to waiste our time to... educate you

I hope Ukraine won't exist soon and these answers over