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                 Aryna Sabalenka reacts during a match                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Aryna Sabalekna stopped her latest match at the US Open to complain to the umpire about fume she was smelling against Kamilla Rakhimova.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould you mind to (tell them to deal with it) because it\u2019s so strong?,\u201d asked the world No 1 of the umpire during her match on Louis Armstrong Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>While nothing was really done about the suspected smells, it is something that has followed the US Open like a bad smell throughout the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Several players have complained during the New York event and Sabalenka doubled down on her complaints during her post-match press conference.<\/p>\n<h2>More Aryna Sabalenka news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/aryna-sabalenka-hits-out-nasty-questions-usopen\">Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s US Open explosion has been brewing for some time \u2013 what happens next?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/aryna-sabalenkas-full-exchange-with-journalist-after-question-parties-fun\">US Open: Aryna Sabalenka angrily reacts to journalist after \u2018parties and fun\u2019 question<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can do what you want, smoke what you want, relax as much as you want, but please don\u2019t do it near the tennis courts,\u201d said the two-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/us-open\">US Open<\/a> champion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a bit embarrassing to have to put up with that smell when you\u2019re trying to give your best. I don\u2019t know if it was coming from the stands or from outside, because the wind was blowing it into the stadium.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/aryna-sabalenka\">Sabalenka\u2019s<\/a> complaints have been echoed by veteran star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Adrian-mannarino\">Adrian Mannarino<\/a>, who was bemused by the playing conditions during his exit at the hands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alexander-bublik\">Alexander Bublik<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bublik and Mannarino were playing on court seven at the Grand Slam and the 40-year-old Frenchman also complained about the marijuana smell.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after his exit, to Eurosport France, Mannarino said: \u201cNow people are allowed to move around in the crowd during points. Before, they were not allowed in the court except during changeovers. Now they come in whenever they feel like it; they move around and talk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tournament puts up with it, and I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s the best thing for tennis in general. There\u2019s a smell of marijuana on the court, noise everywhere; the truth is it\u2019s turning into a bit of a zoo. The playing conditions are really peculiar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not the only controversy that has followed the US Open around this year, with several difficult moments for the New York Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<p>The US Open has had to deal with criticisms of high ticket prices, as well as difficult conversations surrounding influencers at the event.<\/p>\n<p>Umpires have had to ask influencers to quiet down during matches, while several tennis players, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/naomi-osaka\">Naomi Osaka<\/a>, have questioned the etiquette change in tennis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think obviously if you come to a sporting event, you have to respect the sport,\u201d said Osaka after her second round victory against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/katerina-siniakova\">Katerina Siniakova<\/a>. \u201cI feel like it\u2019s common courtesy to read up on the sport, especially the etiquette.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once again, the US Open has become one of the most talked-about events in sport, but for the wrong reasons on several occasions.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aryna Sabalenka says what she found \u2019embarrassing\u2019 about her latest US Open match Liam McMillen 05 Sep 2026 11:00 AM Aryna Sabalenka reacts during a match Aryna Sabalekna stopped her latest match at the US Open to complain to the umpire about fume she was smelling against Kamilla Rakhimova. \u201cWould you mind to (tell them [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-2129533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2129533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129533\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2129533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2129533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2129533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}