Italian Open: Ons Jabeur Takes Best-Friend Job With Paula Badosa Seriously as She Throws Hilarious Challenge To Aryna Sabalenka

Tennis fans have witnessed several players across the tours develop close bonds of friendship. However, besides the power couples, the adorable chemistry of friendship between Paula Badosa, Aryna Sabalenka, and Ons Jabeur has garnered the attention of fans like none other. Recently, the Spaniard had to go through a tough time both professionally and personally, which her girl gang decided to cover up with their adorable support.

Paula Badosa presented an excellent performance in Rome, securing a position in the top 16. Amid the preparations for her upcoming showdown against Coco Gauff, Ons Jabeur seems to have taken the friendship angle seriously, as she threw a friendly challenge towards Aryna Sabalenka. In a recent video, Jabeur was seen challenging the Australian Open champion, “Are you up to do a challenge against me to see who knows more things about Paula so we can finally decide who is the best friend after all?” Jabeur said in the video.

Full of confidence about her bond with the Spaniard, Sabalenka also came forward to quickly accept it. “Yes, I’m ready to do that. Let’s go for it girl,” she replied.

This came just days after Badosa marked an end to her relationship with Stefanos Tsitsipas. While she was already struggling in her career because of a back injury, the end of the relationship made her go through another setback. But interestingly, Badosa has made a strong comeback in Rome, defeating American Emma Navarro in the round of 64 at the Italian Open. She further also defeated Diana Shnaider and now gets ready to face Coco Gauff, showing an immense improvement in form coincidentally after her split from Tsitsipas.

Now her friends have decided to cheer her up with events like these, and it is evident that she is blessed with an adorable girl gang, regardless of who wins the challenge.

Aryna Sabalenka regards Paula Badosa as her soulmate

Besides the whole challenge thing going on between Aryna Sabalenka and Ons Jabeur, Paula Badosa shared memorable moments with the Australian Open champion. Back when both the WTA stars were preparing for their respective runs in Madrid, Sabalenka took a moment to regard the Spaniard as her soulmate.

“I love Paula [Badosa] very much. We have been friends for three or four years, she is an incredible person. It is very important to have friends on the circuit, so when you find someone who you feel is your soulmate, it is the best thing that can happen to you,” she mentioned in a pre-match interview.

As the bond between the trio has been trending on social media channels for a long time now, it still remains to be seen what the challenge is, and who manages to win it of course!