​Aryna Sabalenko won the “WTA 1000” tournament in Madrid, the victory in the final was special: she beat the world leader Igu Sviatek with a score of 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

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Aryna Sabalenko, victory with Iga Svyatek in the WTA Madrid final: “Guilty” cake

At the end of the game at Caja Magica, Aryna jokingly explained how she managed to beat her big rival: all because of the cake that the organizers gave her the day before.

context:

  • On May 5, Arina Sabalenko and Carlos Alcaraz celebrated their birthday, and the organizers in Madrid presented them with a cake.
  • After the gesture of Madrid officials, a real scandal arose: Carlos’s cake was huge, and Arina’s – small.

Having become the champion in Madrid for the second time in her career (the first time – at the 2021 tournament), Arina offered an explanation for the victory with Iga Svyatek, and all this was, of course, a joke.

“I think it’s all because of (not winning the final with Svyatek) yesterday’s cake, it was too good,” said the Belarusian player. The line brought many smiles at Caja Magica.