Musa
Spicy! Sabalenka opened her mouth, and the WTA group chat hasn’t been the same since. In a recent interview, Aryna was asked a pretty innocent question: “Which player is the toughest to face?” And in true Sabalenka fashion, she didn’t dodge, deflect, or default to polite tennis code. Nope. She went straight for the honesty.
“Some of them talk a lot before the match,” she said with a smirk. “And then… they don’t really show up.” GASP.
Was she talking about a top-five seed? A locker room nemesis? A certain American who once mimicked her grunts during warm-up? She didn’t name names—but oh, the shade was planted, watered, and flourishing.
Within hours, clips were trending. Fans started decoding past matches, dissecting passive-aggressive handshake energy, and assigning each rival a drama score. The WTA suddenly turned into Mean Girls, and Aryna? She was Regina George with a 125-mph serve.
But let’s be clear: Sabalenka didn’t insult anyone. She just… told the truth. A little too bluntly for some, and just right for those of us who live for the tea. In a sport full of robotic answers and “I just tried my bests,” she dropped a mini-truth bomb and walked away like it was no big deal.
So what does Aryna really think of her rivals? Respect them? Absolutely. Fear them? Not a chance. Tolerate the pre-match trash talk? Only if they can back it up.
Otherwise, as she’d say herself: “Let the racket do the talking.”
Olaniyi Ayoola
Musa
