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Aryna Sabalenka's screaming garnered strong reactions from fans, who were baffled by the loudness of the grunts during her semifinal clash at Wimbledon against Amanda Anisimova. The match ended in a victory for Anisimova, who became the first American after Serena Williams to reach the final of the tournament.
During the second set of the match, some fans claimed the American was attempting to respond to Sabalenka by emitting grunts of her own. This seemingly annoyed the Belarusian as she started grunting even louder.
The nail-biting encounter had moments of strength and weakness from both players. Sabalenka held her ground with her serve, while Anisimova pummeled her backhand, pushing her opponent off the court. The 23-year-old eventually secured a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win against the World No. 1.
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However, the grunts bothered the fans and they took to X (formerly Twitter) to express their annoyance. Some claimed Sabalenka's reaction towards Anisimova's grunts was odd, and others condemned the need for excessive grunting.
Here are some of the fan reactions:
"Listening to #sabalenka at #Wimbledon2025 scream grunt groan is ridiculous and embarrassing! Show some class," posted a fan.
"Sabalenka not liking Anisimova's screams and hindrance grunt LMAO turn tables," wrote one.
"One element of this match I'm loving is both players trying to one-up each other by screaming after they hit a winner," stated another.
"The way Sabalenka gave Amanda some nasty look just because she made noise and then extended her own grunts... How childish," wrote a fan in fury.
"Sabalenka’s screaming and grunting is on another level to what we’ve ever seen in the women’s game. Zero need for it," opined another.
"When Amanda **started** screaming when the ball was almost to Aryna, I laughed to hard," added another.
Amanda Anisimova talks about Aryna Sabalenka after Wimbledon win
During the post-match interview, Amanda Anisimova stated that Aryna Sabalenka challenged her immensely throughout the contest. The American maintains her head-to-head lead against the Belarusian, which now stands at 6-3.
Anisimova praised Sabalenka for pushing her to her limits:
“Aryna is such a tough competitor. I was absolutely dying out there. I don’t know how I pulled it out. She’s an inspiration to me and so many other people.”
This is the third time that Aryna Sabalenka has been knocked out of the tournament at the semifinals stage, with her last two being in 2021 and 2023.
