{
  "id": 5231492,
  "title": "Aryna Sabalenka hits back at party line of questioning after victory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/aryna-sabalenka-hits-back-at-party-line-of-questioning-after-victory",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T03:03:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/aryna-sabalenka-hits-back-party-030329976.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Belarusian tennis star Aryna Sabalenka rebuked a reporter for questioning her partying during the US Open after her win over Polina Iatcenko. The 2020 two-time defending champion defeated the Russian qualifier in a 53-minute match. When the reporter suggested she had been partying, Sabalenka responded with irritation, calling the reporter a \"joke\" and questioning the motive behind such a remark. She argued that her social media posts showing brand engagements did not indicate she was skipping training. The reporter later clarified that she was not implying Sabalenka was partying, but she interrupted, claiming the reporter had already said so. Sabalenka then dismissed the topic, saying, \"OK. Move on.\" She was then asked if her aggressive play began after her second-round win, to which she replied, \"Oh, yeah, I wasn't serious before that. Next question.\" The world number one will face Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova on Friday, striving for her 17th consecutive victory at Flushing Meadows.",
  "summary": "Aryna Sabalenka cut short questions about her pre-tournament activities in an excruciating exchange with a reporter following her second-round win at the US Open. The two-time defending champion thrashed Russian qualifier Polina Iatcenko 6-1, 6-1 in 53 minutes on Arthur Ashe Stadium.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Ben Shelton moves on to third round at US Open after overcoming ‘tall task’ vs. Hubert Hurkacz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ben-shelton-moves-on-to-third-round-at-us-open-after-overcoming-tall",
        "published": "2026-09-02T23:27:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Sabalenka races into US Open third round",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/sabalenka-races-into-us-open-third-round",
        "published": "2026-09-03T01:52:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Sabalenka earns 53-minute US Open win - but tension still shows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/sabalenka-earns-53-minute-us-open-win-but-tension-still-shows",
        "published": "2026-09-03T02:21:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Sabalenka earns 53-minute US Open win – but tension still shows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/sabalenka-earns-53-minute-us-open-win-but-tension-still-shows-5251085",
        "published": "2026-09-03T05:18:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}