Aryna Sabalenka was on the verge of blowing an enormous lead versus Elena Rybakina when a child began crying, prompting a hilarious response from the 26-year-old and her stating that she additionally felt like crying.
On Thursday, the world No. 1 stormed previous the opening 5 video games of her World Tennis League opener. However then out of nowhere, the Belarusian began lacking out on her possibilities – she did not convert a complete of 9 match factors throughout 5 totally different video games.
After recovering from a 5-0 deficit and forcing a tie-break, Rybakina additionally opened a 2-1 lead within the tie-break. As Sabalenka was making ready to serve, a child from the stands began to cry.
That is when the three-time Grand Slam champion confirmed her humorous facet once more.
Aryna Sabalenka© X screenshot
“That’s exactly how I feel right now,” the Belarusian tennis star was heard saying.
Aryna Sabalenka after losing a 5-0 lead against Elena Rybakina at World Tennis League
*Baby starts crying*
Aryna: “That’s exactly how I feel right now” 😂
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) December 19, 2024 Sabalenka prevented a major Rybakina comeback and then dropped another hilarious comment
When the match resumed, the world No. 1 lost the following point and the Kazakh went 3-1 up. However, the reigning Australian Open and US Open champion didn’t panic and responded by winning the next six points and sealing a 7-6 (3) win – it’s only one-set matches in Abu Dhabi.
When asked about nearly blowing a big lead, Sabalenka joked that Rybakina was a really nice person so she decided to allow her to get back into the match.
“I was just telling myself you can’t be that tough on Elena. She’s such a nice person. You cannot do that to her. So okay, let’s be friendly get it to five all and then we will see who is going to get that one,” the 26-year-old hilariously stated.
Though it was simply an exhibition match, Sabalenka and Rybakina did not fail to make it a really entertaining conflict.
