Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa were pictured giving each other a tap on the butt and the Belarusian tennis star hilariously clarified the situation by acknowledging they both have a boyfriend. Badosa, the 2021 Indian Wells champion, and 2023 Australian Open champion Sabalenka are great friends off the court.
In Indian Wells, Badosa and Sabalenka seemingly decided to have a bit of friendly fun on the practice court. Reacting to the photo, Sabalenka tweeted: “Love is in the air.”
Love is in the airâ¤ï¸ https://t.co/ekQ6T7W9bM — Sabalenka Aryna (@SabalenkaA) March 7, 2023
In her follow-up tweet, Sabalenka added: “Just to clarify…we have boyfriends (face with tears of joy emoji).”
Just to clarify…we have boyfriendsð https://t.co/hTzvGw2NTq — Sabalenka Aryna (@SabalenkaA) March 7, 2023
Meanwhile, this is how Badosa reacted.
𥰠@SabalenkaA ð https://t.co/b953rgEIc6 — Paula Badosa (@paulabadosa) March 7, 2023
Badosa happy for Sabalenka’s Australian Open success
Sabalenka, 24, made her big Grand Slam breakthrough at the start of this season at Melbourne Park.
In the Australian Open final, Sabalenka recovered from a set down to beat Elena Rybakina. Last year, Sabalenka had a really tough and difficult period as her serve wasn’t working…
