


One tennis mom is seriously unhappy about the footage of a sensitive moment being released.
Following Aryna Sabalenka’s gut-wrenching U.S. Open final loss to American phenom Coco Gauff, Eurosport France posted footage of the Belarusian world No. 1 smashing her racket in an empty training room inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.
As Sabalenka’s outburst subsequently went viral, some fans — like Judy Murray, Andy Murray’s mother and tennis coach — took to social media to blast the fact that the footage was released.
“This footage should never have been made public,” Judy Murray wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “A private moment in an empty training room after the disappointment of losing a Grand Slam final.”

Sabalenka lost the final 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 at the hands of the 19-year-old Gauff, who captured her first Grand Slam title in a memorable moment on home soil.
In the video of Sabalenka smashing her racket, the tennis star can be seen placing the tournament runner-up trophy on her bag before grabbing one of her Wilson rackets and slamming it on the ground four times.
Though it’s not entirely clear who was operating the camera in the training room, some fans pointed out that this kind of behind-the-scenes footage could have been related to the Netflix series “Break Point,” a documentary show that features tennis stars competing on tour.
Sabalenka, who committed 46 unforced errors to Gauff’s 19, was gracious after the match.

“I just want to say congrats Coco, you played unbelievable. Congrats to you and your team, you guys deserve this title. Many more to come I’m pretty sure, I hope we’re going to play many more finals. Different results, hopefully,” Sabalenka said with a laugh after the match.
The Belarusian won the Australian Open this year and rose to the world No. 1 ranking on Monday after reaching at least the semifinals of all four major tournaments this year.