Victoria Azarenka ALLEGES the Madrid organizers of sexism after Aryna Sabalenka gets a ‘way’ smaller birthday cake than Carlos Alcaraz
Azarenka couldn't hide her disregard for the evident disparity. She called out the organizers for 'sexism' and visible 'favoritism' towards their national player.
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Victoria Azarenka expressed her discontent with the differentiation in treatment towards men’s and women’s tennis. The former World No.1 took to Twitter to point out how Carlos Alcaraz received a better celebration as compared to Aryna Sablenka.
Aryna Sablenka celebrated her 25th birthday on the tour with a win in the semi-final of the Madrid Open. The organizers of the event presented her with a celebratory cake for her dual accomplishments. While sharing the same birthday with Sablenka, Alcaraz was also lauded, but on the court with a magnanimous cake presentation. This caught the attention of a fellow Belarussian, Azarenka.
The Australian Open champion couldn’t hide her disregard for such disparity. She called out the organizers for ‘sexism’ and visible ‘favoritism’ towards their national player.“Couldn’t be more accurate on the treatment,” she wrote on Twitter.
The internet also responded in two tones to her statement. Many agreed with the prevalent inequality among tennis and preferential treatments across the tours. On the other hand, some called the attention unnecessary and stated it was just an act of appreciating their nation’s pride.
The World No.16 reached the round of 16 in Charleston Open but lost to Anna Kalinskaya. In Madrid Open, she booked her place in the Women’s Doubles final with her partner Beatriz Haddad Maia. The duo will be competing tomorrow for winning a potential title.
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Aryna Sablenka has reached the finals of the Madrid Open and will be facing Iga Swiatek for the potential title. She defeated Maria Sakkari in the semi-final, after registering a straight-sets win. The Australian Open champion won the title in 2021 after she faced Ashleigh Barty in the championship.
The World No.2 will be marking her 5th final appearance of the season. Earlier, she has reached the Indian Wells Masters but lost to Elina Rybakina. In Miami Open, she had an unexpected exit in the quarter-finals at the hands of Sorana Cirstea.
The Belarussian also reached the Stuttgart Final but fell short to Iga Swiatek‘s sensational performance. This will be their second meeting back-to-back and the battle will be an intense one to watch. Till now, both the players have played seven matches head to head and the Polish holds the record of five wins over the Belarus player.
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