photo<\/a> alongside Sabalenka, writing: “So much fun watching @arynasabalenka\u2026 Let’s get it on Saturday.”<\/p>\nBut her apparent support quickly sparked controversy, especially given Sabalenka’s next opponent.<\/p>\n
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Social media users criticized Kai Trump for not supporting the American star.@kaitrumpgolfer\/Instagram<\/p>\n
Sabalenka was set to face American tennis star Coco Gauff in the Miami Open final, a matchup loaded with stakes.<\/p>\n
The two met for the 13th time, entering the clash tied 6-6 in their head-to-head record. Their most recent showdown came at the WTA Finals, where Sabalenka came out on top.<\/p>\n
Gauff, meanwhile, cruised into the final after dominating Karolina Muchova 6-1, 6-1, securing her sixth WTA 1000 final appearance and solidifying her status as the home favorite.<\/p>\n
With that backdrop, fans didn’t hold back when reacting to Kai’s post.<\/p>\n
“Rooting for a Belarusian over a fellow American. What a disgrace,” one critic wrote.<\/p>\n
Another added, “Have always been a fan of Aryna, but have to support our Americans in the finals. Team Coco at the Miami Open.”<\/p>\n
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Sabalenka addressed Donald Trump’s absence during tournament discussions.mega<\/p>\n
Not all responses were outright negative, but even more measured takes questioned Kai’s choice.<\/p>\n
“I like Kai’s gesture, but it does feel odd that she doesn’t support Gauff, an American, in the final,” one user wrote.<\/p>\n
Another echoed that sentiment more bluntly: “I’ll be rooting for American Coco Gauff, so should she. Kai Trump forgot she’s American.”<\/p>\n
Still, some fans acknowledged that backing Sabalenka as a tennis fan isn’t unusual, even if the optics raised eyebrows given the all-American hopes riding on Gauff.<\/p>\n
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The tennis star re-shared Kai Trump\u2019s post, fueling online speculation.MEGA<\/p>\n
The situation gained even more traction when Sabalenka reshared Kai’s Instagram story to her own account, adding a subtle but telling response with crossed-fingers emojis.<\/p>\n
That interaction only intensified speculation about their connection.<\/p>\n
“Sabalenka clearly knows Kai. They look like acquaintances & Insta friends, too,” one observer wrote, sharing a screenshot of the exchange as evidence.<\/p>\n
Amid the buzz, Sabalenka also addressed a separate talking point surrounding the President’s absence from the tournament.<\/p>\n
“It just seems to me that he is the president; he probably has his own schedule,” she said, per Tennis World USA<\/a>.<\/p>\nShe added, “It will be a really spectacular match, and I don’t think it is some kind of disrespect for women’s tennis. I know that he follows women’s tennis and supports it, so one hundred percent\u2026 he probably has his own busy schedule.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kai Trump attended the Miami Open semifinal as Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the final.@kaitrumpgolfer\/Instagram Kai Trump has found…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":556442,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[652,5113,12,47323,120380,99,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-556441","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-aryna-sabalenka","9":"tag-coco-gauff","10":"tag-donald-trump","11":"tag-kai-trump","12":"tag-miami-open","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/556442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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