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Coming into a match, the players might bring certain energy drinks or protein bars to keep themselves fueled up during the intense on-court action. But has anyone ever seen a player bring smoothies to a court? As it seems, for Sloane Stephens, smoothies and protein bars are her main source of energy. Coming into her third-round match at the Australian Open, the American sensation surprised everyone with her choice.

Sparking views on the same, the fans talked about her beverage choices and suggested if it was the right choice to make or not. Some even came ahead and suggested that she wasn’t serious at all.

Fans talk about the unusual food choices preferred by Sloane Stephens while playing at the Australian Open

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Soon after the images of smoothies and sushis broke the internet, the fans were quick to offer their opinion on the same. One fan came ahead and suggested that it might be too much considering she has to play a match and asked her to slow down. “Wow slow down sloaney,” said the fan.

This fan came ahead and suggested that it was wild to see Sloane Stephens just eating throughout the match. “She was literally eating the whole match, this was wild to witness lol,” said the fan.

This fan suggested that she was not serious at all and asked why did she pick up these in the first place. “Not serious at all. Like how and why?!? Girllll,” said the fan.

Another fan joined in and said that the meal that she was having was kind of risky. “I just feel like this is so bubble guts type risky,” said the fan.

Last, but not least, this fan was shocked to see dairy products and sushi being used during the match by Stephens. Milk products and sushi ??? Even if dairy-free huh?” said the fan.

Thus, Sloane Stephens had to deal with some backlash from the fans, who questioned her unusual food choices while playing in her third-round match at the ongoing Australian Open.

Stephens might have her own reasons for choosing such a match diet, however, she didn’t seem to get the energy she needed and eventually bowed out of the Australian Open after a hard-fought encounter.

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Stephens crashes out at the third round of the Australian Open

While carrying the hopes of American tennis on her shoulder, Stephens hoped to make her way as far as she could at the ongoing tournament in Melbourne. However, the third round was the maximum that she could make it through. Coming into the match, she faced the unseeded Anna Kalinskaya. After losing the first set, the unseeded Kalinskaya bounced back quickly to make a sensational return.

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By winning two consecutive sets, she managed to make her way into the next round while stunning everyone. The final scoreline of the match remained 6-7, 6-1, 6-4 in favor of Kalinskaya. Thus, Sloane Stephens not only dealt with the users when they questioned her food choices but also had to deal with the wrath of her opponent.

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