(VIDEO) Aryna Sabalenka hilariously says Novak Djokovic wiggling butt is a 'beautiful view' as Maria Sakkari chimes in

The current champions of the 2024 Australian Open, Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka, took part in a charity mixed doubles activity at the Rod Laver Arena, creating a fun moment as they prepared for Sabalenka's serve.

Their opponents were the Greeks Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari, in an entertaining match where the players had microphones to provide live commentary while playing. During Sabalenka's serve, Djokovic asked her to pay close attention to the gestures he was making, alluding to the type of play they would execute.

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However, the WTA world No. 2 didn't quite understand the message. So, Djokovic started moving his backside at the net, creating a humorous moment where Sabalenka joked about the "beautiful view," and their opponent Sakkari also chimed in with a comment, mentioning that Sabalenka's boyfriend, Konstantin Kolstov, might not be pleased with the situation.

DJOKOVIC: I'm gonna show you a couple of signals, you know? *Gestures with his fingers at the net*

SABALENKA: Can people help me understand what he's showing? Wow, what a beautiful view I have! *as Djokovic wiggles his butt at the net*

SAKKARI: I'm sure your boyfriend won't be happy with that!

SABALENKA: I hope he's not gonna watch it!

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Sabalenka aims to defend the title

In her first tournament of the year, Sabalenka reached the final of the Brisbane International, delivering several dominant performances along the way, losing only 15 games in four matches. However, she faced Elena Rybakina in the final, a rematch of the 2023 Aussie Open final. This time, the Kazakhstani player secured the title with a convincing 6-0, 6-3 victory.

The current world No. 2 must put aside the adverse result and focus on defending her title in Melbourne. Sabalenka relinquished the No. 1 ranking at the end of the year to Swiatek. With the 2000 points from the Australian Open to defend, even if she successfully retains the title, Sabalenka won't be able to add points in the first Grand Slam of the year. This situation provides Swiatek with a good opportunity to extend her lead over Sabalenka, who needs a strong performance to keep pace with the Polish player.

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