The Australian Open champion, Aryna Sabalenka, has come under fire for the past few months for keeping quiet about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Some fans believe that athletes like her have enough influence to set the right narrative over the current political climate. However, instead of arguing over what others may think of her opinion or silence, she prefers to keep a certain distance rather than cause mayhem.

It’s incredibly difficult to be an athlete who only focuses on giving her all on the tennis court regardless of what’s happening in the outside world. And the current scenario makes it difficult for the 24-year-old tennis star to express herself freely. The Belarusian tennis player has already spoken candidly about how the ongoing conflict scenario has made her a target of hatred regardless of her outstanding performances on the tennis court.

Aryna Sabalenka stresses upon receiving constant heat from Ukrainian fans

The second-ranked tennis player in the world is now in Germany, preparing for the Stuttgart Open. While getting ready to play her opening match of the event, the 24-year-old tennis star chose to speak about how she is dealing with incessant criticism after sharing her locker room struggles a few months back. During a press conference at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, she explained how she felt victimized as a result of the ongoing scenario.

She said, “If Ukrainians will hate me more after his speech, then like what can I do? If they feel better by hating me, I’m happy to help them with that. They can do that. But the rest, like, if I could stop the war, I would do that, but unfortunately, it’s not in my hands and it’s not under my control.” 

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Further, she also explained how she is trying her best to spend less time on the Internet. Along with that, she also stated that seeing negative comments on the internet about herself might somehow affect her game and her mental health. The 24-year-old tennis star has previously discussed how she sometimes received unfavorable treatment because she is a Belarusian tennis player.

Sabalenka opened up about her locker room struggles 

A few days before, on the occasion of Media Day, the world number two tennis player talked in a press conference about the tension between the Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarus players. However, she went into depth about how she was truly dealing with the atmosphere in the locker room and how, for no apparent reason, she was receiving criticism for something she had not done.

The Australian Open champion admitted that it was quite difficult for her since she had never experienced such intense animosity in the locker room. She also noted that while there are many haters on Instagram when you are losing a game, dealing with hatred in the locker room is a completely different challenge.

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She also found it difficult to comprehend why there are so many people who genuinely despise her for no apparent reason. But ever since, she has been quite transparent about how she is handling the stress and giving it all she has on the tennis court.