(VIDEO) Sabalenka hilariously says hello to sister after Madrid Open win

Aryna Sabalenka sent a greeting to her sister after her victory over Maria Camila Osorio Serrano at the Madrid Open.

The Belarusian player is showing in Madrid that she can be just as strong on clay as on hard courts. Sabalenka did not play in Monte-Carlo and began the clay season last week in Stuttgart, where she achieved victories over two of the top specialists on the surface, Paula Badosa and Barbora Krejcikova, but was defeated in the final by Iga Swiatek.

The Australian Open 2023 champion is still in good form and advanced to the third round of the Madrid Open with a victory over Camila Osorio, a young opponent who always performs well on clay. A fun moment occurred during Sabalenka's on-court interview when she interrupted the interviewer to send a warm greeting to her sister Tonya.

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"I promised my sister to say 'Hi' to her, so 'Hi Tonya, I love you and I miss you'," world No. 2 said.

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She also talked about the match she won against the Colombian tennis player Camila Osorio:

"I'm happy with the win. She's a great player and she fought for every point. It was a really great match," Sabalenka said.

"That's something that I expected, especially against players like her. She can return, she can play long rallies, and she can come back to the match. I just kept telling myself I have to keep going for my shots and I just have to make her move because she's not going to move all day long. Once I will get this approach shot and I will be able to finish the point," she added.

In the round of 16, Sabalenka will be challenged by the young Russian sensation Mirra Andreeva, who just turned 16 yesterday and has already defeated Leylah Fernandez, Beatriz Haddad Maia, and Magda Linette this week, making a dream path to face a Grand Slam champion like Sabalenka.

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