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Aryna Sabalenka sported a stunning emerald green bikini as she soaked in a luxury-filled vacation in Dubai, where her WTA rival and friend Paula Badosa was present as well. The Belarusian shared a handful of moments from her Dubai vacay, which came shortly on the back of her semifinal finish at the Wuhan Open.On Monday, October 20, the reigning World No. 1 of women's singles tennis took to Instagram and shared 12 pictures from her latest Dubai experience. three of which featured her striking poses wearing a colorful bikini with an emerald green base. In some others, former No. 2 Badosa joined her. During her time with the Spaniard though, the Belarusian wore an all-yellow bikini.Sabalenka captioned the post:"Much needed girl’s day with my bestie 💕👯♀️👙"Check out the pictures below: View this post on Instagram Instagram PostOn the tennis front, Aryna Sabalenka was most recently in the action at the Wuhan Open, where she suffered a first-time loss, having remarkably won the title on all three previous occasions she participated in it.Aryna Sabalenka's Wuhan Open perfection put to the sword by Jessica PegulaAryna Sabalenka (left) and Jessica Pegula (right) following the conclusion of their semifinal clash at the 2025 Wuhan Open (Source: Getty)At the 2025 Wuhan Open, reigning WTA No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka was not only the top seed, but also the three-time defending champion. Once again, the Belarusian was in red-hot form in Wuhan, as she stormed past Rebecca Sramkova, Liudmila Samsonova and Elena Rybakina to reach the semifinals.However, Sabalenka's last-four outing ended in a loss, as American rival Jessica Pegula registered a hard-fought 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(2) comeback victory, marking the four-time Major champion's maiden loss in the prestigious WTA 1000 event. The tournament's spoils ultimately went to Coco Gauff, who defeated Pegula 6-4, 7-5 in the final.Following her Wuhan Open exit, Sabalenka wrote in a social media post:"That’s a wrap on @wuhanopenwta 🤍🇨🇳 Not the ending I wanted but thankful for the time spent here. Thank you to the fans for the support and making this stadium feel like home 💪🏼"The post led to a heartwarming reaction from her boyfriend Georgios Frangulis.Sabalenka has already booked her spot in the prestigious year-end WTA Finals, her next tournament, and one she's never won. In 2022, the Belarusian reached the final of the year-end event, but had to settle for second-best following a straight-set loss to Caroline Garcia. In 2023 and 2024, the 21-time career singles titlist exited the tournament in the last four, losing to eventual champions Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff respectively.
