Jennifer Brady and Madison Keys shared a fun photo of 'Barbenheimer' after teaming up in the doubles event at the Dallas Open.
The tennis stars showcased their sense of humor in a hilarious post following their doubles match victory in the first round of the Mubadala Citi Open 2023 in Washington DC.
Both 28-year-old players joined forces for the second time in doubles since 2015 at the WTA 500 event. They faced a tough challenge against Maria Sakkari and Petra Martic. However, Brady and Keys prevailed in an exciting match, winning with a score of 6-3, 1-6, 10-2.
To celebrate their win, Brady shared a photo on Instagram on Tuesday, August 1st, where they can be seen hugging with big smiles. The image drew attention due to the fun outfits they wore during the match: pink and black dresses that matched the themes of the recently released movies Barbie and Oppenheimer, two summer blockbusters:
Former world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty comentó la foto y recbió respuesta de l former Australian Open finalist Jennifer Brady:
“"✨Barbenheimer✨," Barty wrote on Instagram.
"I’m just Jen 😔," Brady wrote
The North American tennis players are competing in the singles draw at the Washington tournament. Jennifer Brady, who made her return after two years due to injuries, received a wild card from the organization to enter the tournament and will make her debut against the Ukrainian world No. 28 Anhelina Kalinina.
As for Madison Keys, she entered the tournament as the 7th seed and will face a tough challenge in her opening match against the young Chinese player Zheng Qinwen.
In the doubles draw, the North American duo is still waiting for their next opponents. They will face the winners of the match between Erin Routliffe and Ingrid Neel against the second-seeded team of Shuko Aoyama and Gabriela Dabrowski. The competition promises to be exciting as they battle for a chance to advance further in the doubles event.