Aryna Sabalenka copies Alexei Popyrin’s historic move from his most recent match, sharing a playful moment with her partner while the Australian caused a major upset.
In the third round of the US Open, Popyrin defeated Novak Djokovic, creating history. The spectators watched in amazement as the two played a fantastic match and advanced to the tournament’s R16. Against the Serb, the Australian player had a tremendous game and scored a fantastic point.
In the fourth set, Popyrin broke Djokovic’s serve at 2-2, and he couldn’t help but celebrate this incredible moment on the court by adopting an unusual victory stance. He gave a champion’s bow to express how thrilled he was with the outcome. Djokovic is known for his famous attitude when he yells while hitting a ball and continues to do so until he bags the point. Popyrin’s victory gesture highlighted this trait. Popyrin became excited about the momentum and mimicked Djokovic’s gesture.
Sabalenka was watching this important moment alongside her boyfriend, Georgios Frangulis. She was mimicking Popyrin’s gesture twice while conversing with Frangulis. Sabalenka showed Frangulis how to strike the pose correctly, even though he also attempted it.
Sabalenka 😂 pic.twitter.com/BrWGLhNi4Z
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Popyrin at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2024
Now ranked no.28, Alexei has achieved an overall 25-16 win-loss record in 2024. Popyrin is playing at the moment at the U.S. Open where he toppled the world no.340 Soon-Woo Kwon 7-5 6-2 6-3, the world no.43 Pedro Martinez Portero 6-2 6-4 6-0 and the world no.2 Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4.
Alexei Popyrin will play the world no.20 Frances Tiafoe in the 4th round. They have never competed against each other till now in top competitions.
The Australian clinched 1 title in 2024 in Montreal.
He is also scheduled to play in Tokyo (Japan Open Tennis Championships). The main draw will start on the 25th of September.
Sabalenka at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2024
LLWWWWWWWL Ranked world no.2, the Belarussian has managed to achieve a 42-11 record in 2024. Sabalenka is playing at the moment at the U.S. Open where she toppled the world no.203 Priscilla Hon 6-3 6-3, the world no.76 Lucia Bronzetti 6-3 6-1 and the world no.31 Ekaterina Alexandrova 2-6 6-1 6-2.
Aryna Sabalenka will compete against the world no.318 Petra Kvitova in the final on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Their actual head to head record is 3-2 for Kvitova.
The Belarussian clinched 2 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open and Cincinnati. Aryna was the finalist in Brisbane (Brisbane International), in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) and in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
Aryna won 15 titles in her career: 11 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
