(VIDEO) Aryna Sabalenka hilariously gets team involved after Australian Open practice for viral dance trend
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Aryna Sabalenka has started her preparation for the 2024 Australian Open and much to the behest of her team got them involved in a TikTok dance after their first practice in Melbourne.
Sabalenka enters the tournament as defending champion with happy memories of the Australian Open after seeing off Elena Rybakina last year, who she lost to in the first final of 2024 at the Brisbane International. Afterwards she jokingly blamed her team for the thrashing and maybe this was her way of getting them back, with the Belarusian continuing to show her personality on and off the court.
Sabalenka took to Instagram to share a picture behind the scenes blowing a kiss to an image of herself with the Australian Open title which now adorns the walls of Melbourne Park. The World No.2 then hopped on the viral TikTok dance trend to the song 'Fireball' by Pitbull.
Joined by coach Anton Dubrov and performance coach, Jason Stacey, she got the whole team involved for her latest TikTok much to their behest. As defending champion, it will likely be sooner rather than later when she plays and potentially on opening night with the draw set to be confirmed going into Thursday morning.
Full coverage of Sabalenka's route will be on TennisUpToDate from 3am CET as she aims to defend her title in Melbourne, but for now it seems she is having some fun amidst the preparation continuing.
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