Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka has faced online criticism over a mesh outfit she wore while playing mixed doubles with Novak Djokovic at the US Open, with some social media users using derogatory language to describe her clothing choice. The backlash highlights the ongoing scrutiny female athletes face over their appearance and attire, even as sports broadcasters have separately faced calls to avoid "sexualised" coverage of women in sport.

Sabalenka and Djokovic were beaten at Arthur Ashe Stadium by Kateřina Siniaková and Henry Patten, the top-ranked mixed doubles pair. During the match, critics took to social media to mock her outfit, a mesh dress worn over shorts and a sports bra, with one comment invoking the "streetwalker" slur and another dismissing her jewellery and kit as a "clown kit". Sabalenka, who unveiled new Nike outfits earlier this month, had already said she anticipated the criticism, stating that not everyone would like her fashion choices and that this was part of what she enjoyed about style.