Aryna Sabalenka celebrated winning back-to-back Australian Open championships in energetic style on Saturday, dancing off-court with Eurosport pundit Barbara Schett-Eagle.
The Belarusian cut a swathe through the women’s singles draw as she made her way through the tournament without dropping a single set.
Sabalenka pulled off a dominant display on Rod Laver Arena, defeating Zheng Qinwen 6-2, 6-3 to get her hands on the trophy for a second year in a row.
The world No 2 heroic performance on-court have made her a fan-favourite in Melbourne, but the 25-year-old gained even more supporters after claiming the Grand Slam title.
Speaking to Schett-Eagle, Sabalenka recalled ‘the first dance we did in Australia’.
Aryna Sabalenka claimed a second-consecutive Australian Open title on Saturday evening

The Belarusian was overjoyed to win her second Grand Slam in front of a captive audience
‘I guess this is the win dance,’ Sabalenka added. ‘And I actually forgot what that was. What is the dance?’
‘Oh yeah, it was just like this,’ Sabalenka said, before showing off her moves and prompting Schett-Eagle to join in, telling her just to ‘jump’.
The two-time Grand Slam winner had previously performed the dance at the start of the tournament as part of a TikTok trend with her coaching team.
Empowered by her win in Melbourne, Sabalenka was later filmed strutting down the hallway in the bowels of the stadium holding the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, which she affectionately referred to as ‘Daphne’.
Fans dubbed the move ‘iconic’ and said that the player was walking like ‘a queen’.

In her remarks on-court she thanked the fans and claimed that victory had left her speechless

Sabalenka’s opponent Zheng Qinwen had little response for Sabalenka’s crushing dominance
In her remarks on-court after her victory, Sabalenka was overwhelmed by the scale of her achievement, adding that it had been ‘an amazing two weeks’.
‘I’m really speechless,’ Sabalenka added, before thanking the crowd.
‘To the crowd, thank you so much for the support for these two weeks. I really enjoy playing in front of you and that’s what makes this place special.
‘I love you so much and I can’t wait to come back.’
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