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Cannabis smell stops world No. 1’s match at the US Open

From Postimees · () Estonian

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  • Aryna Sabalenka stopped her US Open third-round singles match against Uzbekistan’s Kamilla Rakhimova after noticing a strong cannabis smell.
  • Sabalenka asked umpire Eva Asderaki-Moore to intervene while leading 3-0 in the first set.

Aryna Sabalenka halted her US Open third-round singles match against Uzbekistan’s Kamilla Rakhimova after a strong cannabis smell disrupted play.

The Belarusian raised the issue with umpire Eva Asderaki-Moore while leading 3-0 in the first set. “Someone is smoking cannabis,” Sabalenka said, asking the umpire to intervene because of the smell.

Someone is smoking cannabis.

· Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka alerted the umpire to the smell during her third-round match.
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