Aryna Sabalenka’s powerful playing style, characterized by her aggressive groundstrokes and strong serve, has earned her the nickname “The Tiger” among fans and commentators. Her fearless approach to the game has led to several notable achievements in her young career, including multiple WTA singles and doubles titles. To date, one of her most significant accomplishments is winning the 2021 Madrid Open, defeating world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty in the final.
However, her fans recently discovered another side to her personality. Sabalenka revealed what her alternative career would have been if she had not been a tennis player. Can you guess what it was?
Aryna Sabalenka makes a high-fashion confession
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Sabalenka possesses an intimidating presence on the tennis court, which she uses to her advantage. Her relentless work ethic and determination have contributed to her rapid rise in the rankings. But off-court, Sabalenka is really fond of engaging with her fans on social media. One thing that allows her to interact with her fans is to engage with them in a question-and-answer series. In a recent Q&A session, one of her fans asked her, “What job would you have done if you didn’t play tennis?”
To the question, Aryna very candidly responded in her Instagram story, “Honestly I am grateful to my family for bringing me into tennis. I have no idea what I would do if no tennis. Probably modeling.”
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Her unfiltered response to showcasing her interest in an alternative career, which is so opposed to what she does today, shows her transparency with her fans. And since her followers just couldn’t have enough, Sabalenka indulged in answering a few more questions.
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Aryna opens up about things she loves as a tennis player
In the series, fans asked Aryna more and more questions to get to know her better. In the same conversations, Aryna talked about how she loves to travel being a tennis player. She also added that she learns a lot about different cultures in the same trail of her Instagram stories.
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Further, Sabalenka also shared that meeting new people from different arenas of life is also something she adores about being in tennis. She believes it makes really strong and readies her for new challenges on and off the court. Well, she needs that resilience as she prepares for the hard court season. The question is, will she rise us to the challenge?
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