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Photograph: (Aryna Sabalenka Jokingly Pleads With Jelena Ostapenka (X))
Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka has stormed into the finals of the Stuttgart Open 2025. The world number has defeated Jasmine Paolini with a scoreline of 7-5, 6-4 in the semi-finals of this WTA 500 tournament.
Sabalenka has won two titles this year and would be looking to mark another victory. She won the Brisbane Open at the start of the year while marking a stellar win in her recent tournament, the Miami Open 2025. Sabalenka has finished as the first runner-up in Indian Wells 2025 and the Australian Open.
Aryna Sabalenka's bittersweet Stuttgart Open run since 2021!
The 26-year-old star's experience playing at this WTA 500 tournament so far seems bittersweet, as she has stormed to three finals but suffered defeats in all three summit clashes.
The Belarusian suffered a defeat against Ashleigh Barty back in the 2021 finals. However, Poland's star and world number two, Iga Swiatek, defeated her in 2022 and 2023. Sabalenka was crushed in the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open 2024 against Marketa Vondrousova. The tennis star has revealed that she hopes to win the title this time after having stellar success since 2021.
Aryna Sabalenka's comic words steal the show
Sabalenka's post-match semi-final win has stolen the spotlight after marking the win over Paolini. The Belarusian star is now set to face Jelena Ostapenko in the last four rounds. The world number one opens up on facing Jelena Ostapenko in the finals. She hilariously urges Ostapenko to allow her to win this title clash, as she wants the Porsche car badly.
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Aryna Sabalenka on facing Jelena Ostapenko in her 4th Stuttgart final
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) April 20, 2025
“She’s playing great tennis.. I’m gonna fight for this beautiful car behind me. Please pleeeeease 🙏🙏🙏 I beg you please. I need this car” 😂😂😂😂
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“She’s playing great tennis. I’m going to fight for this beautiful car behind me. Please, pleeeeease, I beg you, please. I need this car. I want to finally win the Porsche this year. I lost three finals here against No. 1s, so I was, like, ‘Okay, I have to do it. I have to come back here as the world No. 1," Aryna Sabalenka on facing Jelena Ostapenko in her 4th Stuttgart final.