Aryna Sabalenka calls out fan for smoking weed mid-match

New York Post - Sports
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AI GeneratedA tennis player discusses a bizarre incident during a match where the smell of marijuana drifted onto the court. The athlete expressed frustration to the umpire, noting that while people are free to relax, smoking near the competition area is distracting and difficult to handle while trying to perform at a professional level.
Can you tell us about the bizarre moment in set one where you had to tell the umpire you could
smell weed? What was going through your mind at that stage and have you ever encountered that before?
I was like guys, you can do whatever, you can smoke whatever, you can relax as much as you
can, but please do not do it around the tennis courts, it's a bit tricky to handle that smell
while you're trying to compete at your best. You smelled the weed, what was your reaction to it
that ever happened for you here before? Come on guys, I think there is nothing else to say
about weed, I'm just asking people not to smoke it next to the tennis court.
That strong? Yeah, also because it was a bit windy so I don't know if it was like coming from
the crowd or it was from the outside because the wind blows it into the stadium, so I don't know,
I hope they're going to be a bit more aware of that stuff.
More about the weed? Come on guys, it's a lot.
Or you guys, you were the one who was smoking. It must be a good time to watch your matches,
people want to enjoy themselves. I don't know, maybe it's too fast so they want to slow down
a little bit, so who knows, I don't know the effect from weed. You were right about that
same time, you were having trouble with the sun also on your serve? No, no, no. You tossed it,
you stopped your toss, it looked like a couple of... No, because it was a bit too much, I felt
like I have to tell the umpire, maybe they can see the person smoking so he can do it somewhere
outside. Because of the sun? No, I mean, I'm used to the sun so that wasn't a problem.
How much of a high are you on over here compared to the other majors?
Say it again, sorry? How much of a high are you on here compared to the other majors?
High? The level? I mean, now I can only hear the weird stuff.
If they're going to keep smoking, I might get high.
