Aryna Sabalenka was let off with a warning after a dangerous incident at the Wuhan Open over the weekend.

During her semifinal match Saturday against American Jessica Pegula, Sabalenka fired her racket at the net in a fit of rage after losing a point on an unforced error. The racket rebounded off a chair on the sideline and nearly hit a ballboy standing nearby.

As the racket settles near the net, the Belarussian star appears to hold out her hand toward the ballboy, as if to apologize.

“That is dangerous territory for Sabalenka, this semifinal has exploded into life in the last 10 to 15 minutes,” a commentator on the Sky Sports broadcast said .

“Sabalenka gets a warning for the racket abuse, but she is lucky it is not more.”

Tennis followers on social media also questioned why Sabale

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