Paula Badosa, Ons Jabeur, Victoria Azarenka dazzle at Charleston Open player party
Victoria Azarenka, Paula Badosa, Ons Jabeur, Belinda Bencic, Madison Keys and a few more WTA stars stepped out in style to attend the Charleston Open player party.
The Charleston Open is a WTA 500 tournament which is played in Charleston, South Carolina. This year's tournament began on April 1 and will go on till April 9.
On Monday the organizers hosted a player party at the Riviera Theater, which saw many WTA stars putting their best foot forward. Defending champion Belinda Bencic stepped out in a beige number while last year's finalist Ons Jabeur kept it chic in a Karl Lagerfeld t-shirt and jacket.
Victoria Azarenka also had fun on the carpet as she held a balloon sword. American Madison Keys and Spain's Paula Badosa both looked stylish in black outfits, while Shelby Rogers and Giuliana Olmos chose pink and peach dresses respectively.
Wang Xiyu kept it casual with a shirt and jeans. Sofia Kenin chose a black dress and paired it with a Yves Saint Laurent clutch.
Sabine Lisicki and Alize Cornet were also present at the event. Lisicki chose a green dress and Cornet chose a lively orange look.
The WTA and Charleston Open's official Instagram accounts shared images of the WTA stars who joined in the celebration.
Victoria Azarenka and Paula Badosa share a warm embrace during practice at Charleston
Friends and competitors on tour Victoria Azarenka and Paula Badosa shared a warm embrace during a practice session at the ongoing Charleston Open. Azarenka and Badosa had some fun moments on the court and also took time to sign some autographs for members of the audience.
Charleston Open's official Twitter account shared a video of the two players and nicknamed the duo 'Badosarenka'.
"Badosarenka, Laughs, hugs, and some autographs" the account tweeted
Badosarenka 😉
Laughs, hugs, and some autographs 👌
@paulabadosa • @vika7 • #CharlestonOpen https://t.co/rqFl6tmw0S
Azarenka retweeted a tweet on the exchange and added a hug emoji to the caption, while also tagging Badosa in the tweet.
🤗 @paulabadosa twitter.com/CharlestonOpen…
Azarenka will face Sloane Stephens in the Round of 32 at the Charleston Open. Badosa started her campaign with an easy win against Mayar Sheriff in the Round of 64, coming through 6-3, 6-1.