Aryna Sabalenka slams, throws racket after being upset by Madison Keys in Australian Open final

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A thriller at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne saw American Madison Keys upset No. 1-ranked women’s singles player Aryna Sabalenka to win the Australian Open on Saturday. 

After shaking hands with the victor, Sabalenka let out her emotions on her racket. 

Sabalenka, who was looking to become the first player since Martina Hingis to win three straight Australian Opens, fell to Keys, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, in the match, which gave her opponent her first-ever Grand Slam title. 

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Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reacts after the women's singles final against Madison Keys of the U.S. at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

Sabalenka shook Keys’ hand at the net, followed by the chair umpire, but she was seen slamming her racket and throwing it at the bench once the niceties were finished. 

Sabalenka then covered her face in a towel before storming off into the locker room. 

The heat of competition not going your way in the end can be tough to swallow in the moment, and Sabalenka said as much during his post-match press conference. 

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"There definitely was a bit of frustration, because I was so close to achieve something crazy," she said, per The New York Post. "When you’re out there, you’re fighting, but it seems like everything (is not) going the way you really want (it) to go."

Sabalenka added that she "just needed to throw those negative emotions at the end," and she did so literally to her Wilson racket. She said she needed to do that "so I