All You Need to Know About the ‘Petko Dance’ Victoria Azarenka Spoke About at the Australian Open

Belarusian tennis star Victoria Azarenka surprised her fans while speaking about the famous Petko Dance after her victory against Jelena Ostapenko. After her win, Andrea Petkovic arrived to interview the Belarusian tennis player. In her response to one exclusive question, Azarenka made Petkovic nostalgic about her famous victory moves on the court.

Petkovic, who is no less than a legend in tennis, made it so famous that her friend and musician Phil Fill composed an electro-pop soundtrack to accompany her fabulous moves. Now, after Azarenka’s revelation, it seems like the Belarusian tennis star is a fan of both Petkovic and her famous Petko Dance.

Victoria Azarenka reminded Andrea Petkovic about her famous Petko Dance after her victory

After defeating Jelena Ostapenko, Azarenka was interviewed by the legendary Petkovic. When she asked Azarenka especially about her feelings after winning the match, the Belarusian tennis star even surprised her interviewer. She said, “You gotta speak a little bit more… more fabulously about yourself, you are a champion, you have been a hero, I think everybody will still remember the Petko Dance on the court right?”

Sharing this clip of Victoria Azarenka, a famous tennis source posted on X, “Victoria Azarenka + Andrea Petkovic = the duo you never knew you needed! Victoria speaks through her 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏 mindset and how she overcomes huge challenges.” The way Azarenka started responding to Petkovic, fans could infer that this Belarusian tennis star was a fan of the legend.

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Azarenka’s reference brings back fans’ memories of Andrea Petkovic’s victories, which received a joyous dance move from the star and later became a genuine sensation to tennis fans as the Petko Dance.

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Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka recently surprised the tennis fraternity by defeating Jelena Ostapenko. Azarenka pulled an overall 4-0 against Ostapenko by 6-1 and 7-5 win in the match’s third round. After this win, Azarenka will face off against Dayana Yastremska from Ukraine. Azarenka seemed pretty confident as she said, “I knew it’s going to be a tough battle; I felt like I played a really, really good first set, really kept the pressure. She’s a Grand Slam champion; she’s been in amazing form coming off the title, so I knew she was going come back and play strong. I was just trying to find an opportunity in that second set to get one breakpoint at a time and try to get my chances.”

Victoria Azarenka’s reference to Petko Dance indeed made her fans nostalgic. They were overwhelmed to see two tennis stars sharing such a great bonding moment on the court of the Australian Open 2024. So, what are your feelings about Azarenka’s mention of the Petko Dance to its originator, Andrea Petkovic?

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