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Tennis Rivals Turn Friends: Sabalenka and Badosa's Dubai Escape
10/26/2025
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Story summary
- Tennis players Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa are vacationing in Dubai, signaling a friendship despite their on-court rivalry.
- The pair first met in 2021.
- Badosa shared Instagram photos from their dinner together.
- Sabalenka described Paula Badosa as her "soulmate" in interviews.
- Sabalenka reached the Wuhan Open semi-finals this season.
