‘Someone is smoking weed’: Sabalenka halts US Open match due to cannabis smell

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Aryna Sabalenka briefly stopped her match at the US Open to complain about the strong smell of cannabis on her court as she comfortably reached the fourth round in New York. Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion, continued her attempts to rebuild her form as she overcame a challenging test from Kamilla Rakhimova before winning 6-3, 6-4. Early in the match, a smiling Sabalenka approached the chair umpire Eva Asderaki-Moore while leading 3-0, stating “Someone is smoking weed, do you mind … because it’s so strong,” Afterwards, Sabalenka laughed as she described her interaction with the umpire: “I was, like, Guys, you can do whatever, you can smoke whatever, you can…

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