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Sabalenka: "If Djokovic wins the title in Shanghai, it will have been thanks to me"

Diego Jiménez Rubio - 9 Oct 2025
Djokovic and Sabalenka, friendship. Photo: gettyimages

Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic maintain a great friendship that was strengthened last month when they were together in Greece, where they trained together for several days. The Belarusian was asked about this in Wuhan, and her response drew laughter from everyone. "I adore Novak; he is always willing to give me good advice. Training with him was great; he would make some celebration shouts when he won points against me, but I must say that I won quite a few too. I hope I was a good sparring partner; judging by his level in Shanghai, I'd say yes. If he wins the title there, it will be thanks to me," she said jokingly before acknowledging her good rapport with the Serbian and his family. "We went out to dinner together in Greece; Jelena is fantastic; we had great moments all together," she explained on Tennis365.

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