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The Dr. Phil Podcast

When a Spiral Goes Viral | The REAL Story with Dr. Phil

The Dr. Phil Podcast

Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

4.413.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

She was the world’s #1… until she wasn’t.

From screaming mid-match to blaming the wind — Aryna Sabalenka’s French Open meltdown left fans stunned and furious.

Was it pressure? Was it pride? Or was it just pure emotional chaos on the biggest stage in tennis?

This isn’t just about losing — it’s about losing control.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

One thing you can say about life is it is not a success-only journey.

0:05.0

Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.

0:09.0

One of the best tennis players in the world

0:16.0

apparently has a lot to learn about unraveling during the French Open finals.

0:22.7

Now, I play tennis pretty much every day, and I have a lot of experience at losing.

0:29.5

And when you practice it a lot, I guess you get good at it.

0:32.6

Some people need to learn to lose a little better.

0:35.7

Here's the real story behind Arena Sabalinka's breakdown.

0:39.2

Let's look at the headlines first.

0:41.0

Arena Sabalinka slammed for rude behavior after French Open final.

0:46.2

This is so disrespectful.

0:48.4

Bitter loser.

0:49.7

Fans furious at Arena Sabalinka.

0:52.5

Arena Sabalinka mocked for French Open Outburst. This isn't just

0:57.3

about losing a match. Come on, everybody loses. It's about how you handle it when you do lose.

1:05.5

It's about losing respect for the game, for your opponent, and for yourself, it's going to happen.

1:12.9

The question is, how are you going to handle it when it happens?

1:17.0

So what did happen?

1:18.4

Well, Sabalinka is the number one ranked women's tennis player, and she was off to a great

1:26.0

start in the French Open Finals. Now, this is a grand slam

1:29.7

tournament. It's one of the big four. It's played on Clay in Paris. And she was up to a four-one

1:36.1

lead in the first set against American Cocoa Golf. Now, she was favored to win and understand

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