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Aryna Sabalenka was prepared to unseat Iga Swiatek as the world’s top player at Wimbledon. But events didn’t turn out that way for her. Sabalenka attempting to win her second Grand Slam championship this year had a devastating departure in the semi-finals due to Ons Jabeur, the Wimbledon runner-up from the previous year.

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The tennis player from Tunisia made it to the Wimbledon finals twice in a row. But this time, her eagerness to compete for the Wimbledon title made her semi-final opponent unhappy. And as the 25-year-old struggles to move past her disappointing Wimbledon loss, she engages in every girl’s favorite activity while trying to ease her anguish with a touch from Britney Spears.

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Aryna Sabalenka tries to ease her Wimbledon horror

After giving tough competition to the 28-year-old tennis player, the 2023 Australian Open champion faced an unfortunate defeat just a step away from the Wimbledon title. Even though the loss was quite heartbreaking, she has found the best way to get over her Wimbledon downfall after getting so close to the title.

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As the Belarusian tennis player is currently in London, she took the best way to ease her tennis heartbreak. The world’s second-ranked tennis player recently took to her Instagram account to share an inside look at how she is currently in a shopping therapy phase. She posted a picture of a lot of shopping boxes in her Instagram story.

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But that’s not the only thing that’s helping her ease her Wimbledon loss. Along with that, she also added a little Britney Spears touch by adding her famous song, ‘Oops..I did it again’, in the background of the therapeutic picture.

Even though she was not able to make it to the Wimbledon finals, she created history and enlisted her name after the American tennis legend, Serena Williams, making herself stand out of the crowd.

Sabalenka made an unbelievable record at Wimbledon 

After reaching the event’s semi-finals, the world’s number two tennis player has reached the final four of every Grand Slam tournament played thus far. She won her first Grand Slam championship at the Australian Open earlier this year. Then came the French Open, where her clay-court career came to an end in the semifinals.

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And now, after making it to the third semi-final of the year’s Grand Slam, the 25-year-old became the first woman since the 41-year-old American tennis great Williams in 2016 to reach each of the first three major semi-finals in the same season.

Well, Sabalenka is undoubtedly attempting to earn a spot on the list of Grand Slam champions based on how she is progressing on the tennis court.

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Pratishtha Prakash, senior tennis writer and resident analyst at EssentiallySports isn't just a sports journalist; she's a storyteller who found her true calling in tennis content. It is something she seamlessly integrates into both her professional and personal realms. At ES, she has curated more than 2400 articles, and each write-up reflects that fans are here to stay! Having professional certifications in content and digital marketing, Pratishtha has made it a habit to hone her skills as a quality journalist. Her sweet spot lies in articles exploring fan reactions and off-court tales. As an analyst, she elevates her storytelling with technical finesse. Beyond the pixels, Pratishtha trades her keyboard for the dance floor and loves to explore new places during her time off from work.

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