(Video) Iga Swiatek jokes about learning to do ‘proper TikTok’ after filming one video with arch-rival Aryna Sabalenka

Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka had a practice session during which, they filmed a TikTok video, ahead of the WTA Finals.

(Video) Iga Swiatek jokes about learning to do ‘proper TikTok’ after filming one video with arch-rival Aryna Sabalenka

Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka filed a TikTok video (Images via X)

Iga Swiatek had fun with Aryna Sabalenka while filming a TikTok video ahead of the WTA Finals. In spite of the cut-throat competition on the court, both Swiatek and Sabalenka respect each other.

While practicing with Sabalenka, Swiatek wanted to use the opportunity not just to bond with the Belarusian but also to learn how to do proper TikTok. Swiatek doesn’t use the app much, but Sabalenka is very active on the platform, and it was Sabalenka who made the Pole film the video.

Well yeah, she kind of made me do it. Obviously, you know me. I am not the kind of person that goes on TikTok a lot but it was really fun to do something else. And I can learn from her actually how to do proper TikTok. So I wanted to use this experience, use this opportunity. Also, I am happy that we could show the fans that we are getting along you know. We really respect each other.

Iga Swiatek said (Via WTA TV) 

Swiatek’s first match in Riyadh is against reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova. She will next face Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula. Sabalenka, on the other hand, is set to lock horns with Qinwen Zheng, followed by her matches against Elena Rybakina and Jasmine Paolini.

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Iga Swiatek says she is chasing Aryna Sabalenka 

Aryna Sabalenka has dethroned Iga Swiatek from the top position in the WTA rankings and will be the top seed in the WTA Finals. The 23-year-old, no longer the World No.1, said she would chase Sabalenka and reclaim the top position.

Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek (via Tennis.com)
Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek (via Tennis.com)

I think it works both ways. I think we mutually have this situation…she was kind of chasing me. So you know, for sure she must have felt a bit more. I also appreciate having such a good player chasing me. Now she’s number one, so I am gonna try to chase her.

Iga Swiatek said (via WTA TV)

As Swiatek is yet to play her first match since her quarterfinal exit from the US Open, she dropped points after missing mandatory WTA tournaments. Sabalenka’s titles at the Cincinnati Masters, US Open, and Wuhan Open, took her to the No. 1 position.

Sabalenka has met Swiatek 12 times but could win just four matches. They last faced each other in the semifinals of the Cincinnati Masters, which Sabalenka won following her back-to-back defeats at the Madrid Open and Rome Open this year to the five-time Grand Slam champion.