Haters of fashion attack Aryna Sabalenka with 'streetwalker' insult simply because she wore fishnet at US Open

Good luck being a leader and trying something new, especially when it comes to fashion.

I've said it before, I'm not an expert nor will I pretend to be one.

That doesn’t mean there aren't others more than willing to pretend.

There are, and they've set their sights on Aryna Sabalenka .

She dared to show up to the US Open in what haters of fashion have labeled a fishnet dress.

The adults out there may refer to it, correctly, as a mesh dress.

I’d like to take a moment to thank Dua Lipa for several lessons in fashion , lessons that, let the record show, I retained despite being reluctantly dragged into them.

NAOMI OSAKA'S ALL-BLACK FRENCH OPEN OUTFIT RIVALS HER JELLYFISH-INSPIRED LOOK FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN It made it easier to spot what unfolded at Arthur Ashe Stadium .

Sabalenka was on the court with her mixed doubles partner Novak Djokovic taking on Kateřina Siniaková and Henry Patten.

She and Djokovic ended up losing the match .

While dealing with the top-ranked in mixed doubles, the self-appointed fashion experts went on the attack.

Who knew a little mesh would cause such a reaction? "How about that - Sabalenka leading the parade of streetwalker chic at the US Open with fishnet over shorts and a sports bra," one of the critics wrote .

"Why does New York bring out all the trashy-ness?" SOCIAL MEDIA ERUPTS OVER NEW BROADCASTING GUIDELINES THAT DISCOURAGE 'SEXUALIZED' SHOTS OF FEMALE ATHLETES "Sabalenka ’s maximalist jewellery with those multicoloured stones set in gold clashes badly with her US open kit.

Looks a mess imo," said another .