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Friendship beyond any rivalry, or beyond any pain and drama: the rain tried to stop them, but Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa managed to play the 2nd round of the Miami Open. A match with a thousand stories, with infinite facets.
Sabalenka comes from a dramatic moment, following the death of her former boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov, which occurred due to an alleged suicide.
The Belarusian tennis player still chose to take to the court in Florida, but without holding interviews or participating in press conferences.
Fate wanted to pit her best friend, Paula Badosa, against her, as if to say: “If you really want to play, you will have someone on the other side of the net who knows you, understands you and admires you.”
Aryna Sabalenka & Paula Badosa share a nice exchange at the net ❤
BFF goals. pic.twitter.com/Mmrs0c53iB
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Sabalenka swept away all emotions for the match, focusing only on tennis and beating Badosa in straight sets 6-4 6-3. However, the touching final embrace showed all the friendship and tenderness.
Paula Badosa: “Aryna Sabalenka is a very strong woman”
At the press conference,…
