"The funniest one was from Djokovic": Sabalenka received message from fellow new World No.1 after US Open
WTAWednesday, 06 September 2023 at 00:45
Newly-crowned world number one Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka has
revealed that the funniest congratulatory message she received was from Serbia’s
Novak Djokovic.
The 25-year-old dethroned Poland’s Iga Swiatek from the top
spot in the WTA rankings after registering a win against Russia’s Daria Kasatkina
in the round of 16 of the US Open 2023 with a score of 6-1, 6-3 on Monday.
On the other hand, Swiatek’s journey in the fourth and final
Grand Slam of the year was cut short by Latvia’s Jeļena Ostapenko who defeated her
in the fourth round with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.
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Sabalenka, while talking to the media, revealed that she
received a lot of congratulatory messages after becoming the world number one
but the funniest was from the 23-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic.
"I found out this morning," she said. "I just
opened my phone and I was just like, 'Guys, I have a match today, I have things
to take care of. Thank you so much for all the support, for all the messages.'
"I didn't ask for any of the messages because I was
trying to stay focused on the game, [not] let this news distract me. I answered
everybody only now. I got a lot of messages, a lot of support from a lot of
people and players.
“The funniest one was from Djokovic because he also will
become world No. 1 after the US Open. Someone mentioned us with these funny
sunglasses from the US Open. He just sent me like, 'Smile if you will become
world No. 1 soon.' It was the funniest one, I would say."
Sabalenka will be hoping to celebrate the number one spot in
the WTA rankings by winning the US Open, something she has never done before.
Her best outing while playing at the Flashing Medows was
reaching the semifinal in the years 2021 and 2022. Sabalenka will now face China’s
Qinwen Zheng in the quarterfinal of the US Open on Wednesday.
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
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