Iga Świątek is preparing for the new season. She recently took part in the World Tennis League exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi, where had the opportunity to face, among others, with Aryna Sabalenka. Both players have been fighting fiercely for the position of leader of the world ranking for two seasons. Currently, the Belarusian is better. Recently, however, both have made it clear to fans that there is no bad blood between them. Now they have shown further proof of this.
Świątek and Sabalenka did it again. Fans see the other side. “Adorable”
On Sunday, Aryna Sabalenka posted a photo on Instagram from training with Świątek. A day later, she added a video showing them working on speed together. “We keep each other on our toes” – she commented, referring to the exercises they were doing. The video quickly received numerous reactions from fans.
The joint training of two of the best tennis players in the world is nothing new. At the end of October, both women trained together before the WTA Finals tournament. They also recorded a joint video on TikTok, joked together and it was clear that they understood each other well. – I feel like Iga is coming out of her shell a bit (outside of her usual group of friends) because this is their second training together that I remember, and those moments with Paula (Badosa – editor's note) during the WTL show tournament also seemed like cute (I know they used to be friends before Paula started being friends with Aryna) – summed up one of the fans on Reddit.
That's why Świątek is more open. Fans have their own theory. “She touched hearts”
Some commentators pointed out that Świątek's greater openness may be due to the difficulties she recently went through during the doping scandal. – I feel that Iga's last fight touched the hearts of Badosa and Aryna. I think Iga contacted Badosa about this matter (she said that she consulted several players about what was happening to her) – another user speculated. – Either Iga is mellowing out, or the doping ban was an existential settlement – wrote another. – I really think that the new, more open Iga is the result of the change of coach – said the next one.
Commenters on Instagram did not hide their enchantment with the sight of Świątek and Sabalenka. “From enemies to best friends, we love it”, “Sabatek is finally real and is no longer just a fan illusion”, “The Cold War is melting”, “I love it, the most introverted but funny young woman on tour with the most extroverted and wild! Two exceptional players,” we could read.