Aryna Sabalenka's Country Flag at Wimbledon Is Confusing Fans Amid Purple Badge originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Players and fans felt the impact of high temperatures at Wimbledon when Thursday’s semifinal match between top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova was delayed twice in the first set because of spectators feeling unwell.

Sabalenka was born and raised in Belarus. Aryna Sabalenka has three Grand Slam titles to her name. But she does not compete with a country’s flag next to her name on the scoreboard—or at least she hasn’t since 2022.

The semi-finals of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships on the WTA side loom and we are here to take a look at the four semi-finalists in our Preview ahead of Thursday's action.

Aryna Sabalenka trailed by a set, then twice was down a break in the third before grabbing the last three games to reach the Wimbledon semifinals by overcoming 104th-ranked Laura Siegemund 4-6,

Emma Raducanu may have seen her Wimbledon journey come to an end on Friday, but the Brit's character behind closed doors has been praised by some of the biggest names in tennis

Two developing rivalries, the end of an old tradition and a legal battle that could define the tournament's future.