“Yes, Arina, it turns out, genius of tactics and strategies!”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
“My God! It was impossible to serve during the rain. I tried to make the first feed, but I realized that I would have to stop the game because the water just got into my eyes.
I knew that if I give, I would make a double mistake. I didn’t want it to happen. So I decided to stop the game. The advice that has done it. ”
At the expense of 5: 4* in favor of Martha on the Tai Breika of the Second Party Sobolenko came out. Arina did not hit the first ball and went to complain to the judge that it was impossible to play because of the rain.
The referee said to continue and the “neutral” went to position again. Sobolenko even threw the ball, but did not hit – just showed that she would not serve the second ball and went to the bench under an umbrella.
Today, on May 1, at 22:30, the first racket of Ukraine Elina Svitolina will try to punish Kyiv, which won 11 matches in a row with a total score of 22: 0.

Aryna Sabalenka Wants to Stop Play Because of the Rain, Serving at 4-5 in the Tiebreak in Madrid.She missed her first serve, then asks the umpire about the rain.
Umpire: “I DON’T THINK IS THAT BAD YET TO STOP. WE CAN STILL PLAY A BIT.”
Aryna Walks Back to Hit A Second … pic.twitter.com/zaojaq0vgq
– The Tennis Letter (@Tetennisletter) April 30, 2025