Whoop device ban at Australian Open raises discontentListen to this articleIva Jovic of the United States in action during her quarter final match against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, on Tuesday. (Photo: Reuters)MELBOURNE — Aryna Sabalenka said ‍the Australian ‍Open should reconsider its policy on banning wrist-worn fitness trackers after several players were told to remove the devices before ‌coming onto court. "The reason why I was wearing that on court, because we received the email that we got approval from the ITF to ‌wear this device," Sabalenka told reporters on Tuesday. "The whole year we are wearing -- on WTA tournaments, all the tournaments I play -- we wear Whoop. "The Australian Open is involved in ongoing discussions on how this situation could change."

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