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  "id": 7109695,
  "title": "If I were to hold it inside..: Sabalenka on smashing racquet after US Open loss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/if-i-were-to-hold-it-inside-sabalenka-on-smashing-racquet-after-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T13:12:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/aryna-sabalenka-reacts-racquet-smash-is-open-final-loss-10876463/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Aryna Sabalenka faced criticism for her reaction after losing the US Open final to Elena Rybakina. The Belarusian player smashed a racquet on the court following her defeat, sparking controversy. Rybakina secured a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory, winning her third Grand Slam title and moving up to the world number one ranking. Sabalenka admitted that if she could control her emotions, she wouldn't have reacted in such a way on the court or later. She expressed her disappointment and emphasized the difficulty of concealing emotions when losing in a Grand Slam final. The loss also ended Sabalenka's bid for a three-peat at the US Open, as she had previously won the title in the two previous years.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Elena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka to win the US Open title and punctuate her rise to No. 1",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/elena-rybakina-beats-aryna-sabalenka-to-win-the-us-open-title-and",
        "published": "2026-09-13T02:44:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "US Open: Rybakina beats defending champion Sabalenka to win women's singles crown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/us-open-rybakina-beats-defending-champion-sabalenka-to-win-womens",
        "published": "2026-09-13T05:09:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Rybakina stuns Sabalenka to win US Open title",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/rybakina-stuns-sabalenka-to-win-us-open-title",
        "published": "2026-09-13T05:52:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "US Open: How ice-cool Elena Rybakina doused Aryna Sabalenka’s fire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/us-open-how-ice-cool-elena-rybakina-doused-aryna-sabalenkas-fire",
        "published": "2026-09-13T10:26:46.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}