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Is all good between Aryna Sabalenka and Ons Jabeur? It all started when Sabalenka found her best friend Paula Badosa replacing her with the Tunisian. Fearless both on and off court, Sabalenka dropped a funny threat to her best friend, seducing Jabeur to participate in the banter. By taking simple revenge on Jabeur, she showed she is the number one on Badosa’s priority list.

Sabalenka is in town for the Mubadala Open in Washington DC. Paula Badosa and Ons Jabeur are also playing with her in the tournament. While the preparations are in full swing, the Belarusian WTA star didn’t hesitate to spend some chilling moments with the Spaniard. But who took the photo of them together? It is Ons Jabeur who gave tough competition to Sabalenka and snatched her place in April this year. Jabeur took her official Instagram story and shared the Belarusian and the Spanish WTA star’s image while they were pouting and having a fun moment with each other.

Sharing the image, Jabeur expressed her mock sadness as she wrote,Cheatingwith a crying emoticon and three broken heart emojis. Sabalenka couldn’t help but notice Jabeur’s Instagram story and re-shared it on her Instagram story with the caption,We love you Ons ahahah, wrote Sabalenka, adding three laughing emoticons and three heart emojis that showcase how much she adores Jabeur alongside her bestie, Paula Badosa.

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In April, Badosa confirmed her growing friendship with Sabalenka and Jabeur. This Spaniard WTA star shared a photo of her with Sabalenka and Jabeur and labeled itFriendship.” She also added heart symbols and laughing emojis to represent her love for her colleagues, who turned out to be great friends. Badosa’s emojis also showcased the amount of fun the trio had. Since the Spaniard shared the image, people felt as if she introduced Jabeur as her close friend in the media.

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Badosa, Sabalenka, and Jabeur have always shown beautiful instances of their friendship. Not to forget, Jabeur’s banter with Sabalenka over the position of Paula Badosa’s best friend, which showed how close these three are with each other.

Ons Jabeur started a hilarious banter with Aryna Sabalenka over Paula Badosa’s friendship

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Sabalenka and Jabeur’s light-hearted banter started a few months back. In April, people saw a viral clip on social media where Badosa called Ons Jabeur her best friend. Delighted with Badosa’s response, Jabeur hilariously asked the cameraman to send her the tape. Jabeur, following her playful personality, shared the clip on her official Instagram story. She also tagged Sabalenka and captioned itsorry expressing. Sabalenka noticed it as well and responded by saying,OK bye @pulabadosa You lost me now!!!!”

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Badosa couldn’t help but join her friends in the banter. Badosa dropped a hilarious question for Sabalenka,But.. Where were you after my match? @sabalenka_aryna I love you both ok? The trio resolved it with a picture of them together, and Sabalenka also shared it on her Instagram story and got bamboozled by a follower’s question, which said,Badosa or Jabeur. The Belarusian WTA star didn’t hesitate and said,Hmmmmmm IDK 🤷🏻‍♀️ I feel like I’ve been eliminated from our group ��”

Paula Badosa, Aryna Sabalenka, and Ons Jabeur’s hilarious banter shows how tennis invokes a sense of companionship among the players. Despite their on-court rivalry, Sabalenka, Badosa, and Jabeur’s friendship bloomed during the WTA Tour and continues to grow.

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