Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa are on great terms and they often appear hugging and having fun together. After being seen tapping each other on the butt, Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa comically explained the matter by admitting they both have boyfriends. Sabalenka, the 2023 Australian Open champion, and Badosa, the 2021 Indian Wells champion, are close friends off the court. Badosa and Sabalenka appeared to have decided to play around on the practice court in Indian Wells. Sabalenka tweeted “Love is in the air.” in response to the picture.
Sabalenka in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently the world no.2 (career-high), the Belarussian owns a composed 15-1 match record in 2023. Aryna is now competing in Indian Wells where she bested the world no.427 Evgeniya Rodina 6-2 6-0, the world no.95 Lesya Tsurenko w/o and the world no.16 Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 2-6 6-4.
Aryna Sabalenka will square off with the world no.6 Coco Gauff in the quarter on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on STADIUM 1. The head to head is 3-1 for Gauff.
Aryna conquered 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open.
The Belarussian won 12 titles in her career: 9 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Sabalenka will compete next in Miami (Miami Open). She will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 21st of March.
Paula Badosa in 2023
Now the world no.22, Paula played her last match on the 13th of March when she surrendered to world no.10 Elena Rybakina 6-3 7-5 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells (draw).
During this season Paula has a composed 5-3 match record. Paula Badosa’s best result of the present season was getting to the semifinal in Adelaide.
Badosa is scheduled to play next in Miami (Miami Open). She will start from the main draw that will commence on the 21st of March.
Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa faced off 3 times. Their current record is 2-1 for Badosa. The last time they squared off, Aryna Sabalenka won 7-6(5) 6-4 in the semifinal in Stuttgart (Porsche Tennis Grand Prix) in April 2022.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.