Aryna Sabalenka says she "has zero management over grunting," and admits she as soon as felt "unhealthy" throughout an exhibition match with Novak Djokovic after realizing that she was taking part in with a microphone – which made her grunting even louder.
Aside from her main success on the court docket, Sabalenka can also be identified for her very loud on-court grunting. Naturally, it additionally led to some evaluating the Belarusian to Russian tennis icon Maria Sharapova, who was identified for a similar factor throughout her taking part in days.
Whereas showing on The Tonight Present, Sabalenka was requested about it by Jimmy Fallon. The 27-year-old burst into laughter and determined to inform a narrative concerning the time she truly thought her grunting was an excessive amount of for the gang.
Sabalenka: I had a mic on me… I used to be like, ' We have to give earplugs to the folks'
“I’ve zero management over it. One time, I performed an exhibition with Novak [Djokovic], they usually put a mic on me. I spotted that I used to be grunting and I’m like, Oh my god, that’s so unhealthy for folks. We have to provide earplugs to them! I don’t need to annoy folks. I needed to take off the mic, however I believe they shut the pontificate on the mic once I was hitting the ball," the four-time Grand Slam champion informed Fallon.
.@SabalenkaA is understood for grunting on the court docket 🤣🎾 #FallonTonight pic.twitter.com/xz4noF7qih
— The Tonight Present (@FallonTonight) December 10, 2025
At first of the 2024 season, Sabalenka and Djokovic performed a blended doubles match collectively on the Australian Open. Because it was an exhibition match and meant to be a present for the gang, the exhibition organizers discovered that putting a microphone on them would make it much more entertaining for the gang.
Aryna Sabalenka making an attempt to grasp Novak Djokovic’s hand alerts in blended doubles.
“Wow. What a lovely view I’ve.” 😂
pic.twitter.com/puN2vjZGue
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) January 11, 2024
