Belarusian Sabalenka, who finished runner-up in the women's singles at the 2025 Australian Open, made an inappropriate gesture around the runner-up plate with her coaching staff after the match, causing controversy.

Sabalenka and two members of the coaching staff were caught making indecent gestures to the runners-up plate

Sabalenka lost to the United States Madison in the Women's Singles final.keyes, missed the opportunity to achieve the Australian Open women's singles championship for three consecutive years. After that, what appeared on the Internet was Sabalenka's demeanor in the dressing room. In between, she placed the runner-up medal on the floor and gathered around her coaches, each standing up like urinating. Sabalenka ended up making the same gesture.

The 2025 Australian Open tennis tournament came to a successful conclusion, but the women's singles world No. 1 Sabalenka lost out on the Gold Cup in the final

Condemnation of this poured in. Netizens left messages one after another, "indecent", "permanent expulsion from Australia", "even a joke is inappropriate", "it's good that she didn't win", and there are many complaints online. On the other hand, there are also people who support and say, "This is what you want to do on TikTok or something, isn't there no special meaning?" ”

Sabalenka broke her racket after the final because of self-blame

British media outlet The Telegraph reported that "Sabalenka was criticized for pretending to pee on the runner-up podium". The Daily Mail also reported: "Sabalenka pretended to pee on the trophy and fans were in tears. Sabalenka's behaviour was also in the spotlight after Sabalenka, who broke her racket after the final.