NEW YORK — Aryna Sabalenka joked a few new solution to attempt to sway a crowd to cheer for her throughout a U.S. Open match: Bribe them with booze.
A yr in the past, Sabalenka misplaced to American Coco Gauff within the remaining at Flushing Meadows as a partisan crowd loudly backed the champion. Now Sabalenka will face one other American, Emma Navarro, within the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday.
So after her victory within the quarterfinals on Tuesday, Sabalenka was requested by on-court interview Pam Shriver what she may do “to attempt to get a number of extra individuals in your facet?”
Sabalenka chuckled and advised the parents in Arthur Ashe Stadium: “Drinks on me tonight?”
Then, repeating that provide to the hundreds of spectators, Sabalenka added: “Please give me some help within the subsequent match.”
