Aryna Sabalenka declares 'I'm p***ed off' after Amanda Anisimova broke golden rule

Aryna Sabalenka declared "I'm p***ed off" after a tense exchange with Amanda Anisimova during their Wimbledon semi-final. The American got the better of the world No. 1 but only after breaking a golden rule, refusing to apologise late in the match for getting the benefit of a net cord ripple.

Anisimova upset the top seed 6-4 4-6 6-4 to reach her first Grand Slam final, to be played against either Iga Swiatek or Belinda Bencic, but upset her opponent after their tense exchange on court. Typically when a player hits the net and it bounces over to the other side, winning them the point, they offer apologies in acknowledgement that they got lucky.

Sabalenka expanded on the situation in her post match press conference and said: "I looked at her and said 'you don't want to say sorry'. She barely got that point and didn't want to say sorry for the tricky situation, that's on her."

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