2023-05-06 20:35:09
It was a nice touch. But eventually, this cake turned into an element of contention. Friday, after knocking down Borna Coric in the semi-finals of the Masters 1000 in Madrid (6-4, 6-3), Carlos Alcaraz was able to blow out his 20th candle with a gigantic cake on the court. And this nice gesture was not to the taste of Victoria Azarenka.
On her Twitter account, the Belarusian, former world number 1, expressed her anger by pointing to the difference in treatment between the Spaniard and Aryna Sabalenka, who was also celebrating her 25th birthday on Friday and who had just beaten Maria Sakkari to stand reach the final of the Madrid tournament. For Victoria Azarenka, eliminated in the first round by Alycia Parks, the size of her compatriot’s cake was far too small compared to that of the Iberian prodigy. “The treatment couldn’t be more precise,” she wrote.
Feliciano Lopez reacts in turn
Inevitably, many Internet users reacted to the message of the 33-year-old player. Among them, Feliciano Lopez, former player and director of the Madrid tournament, seemed disconcerted: “I am surprised by this reaction after this gesture. Carlos had just won his match to reach the final. He was playing on center court. The tournament is played in Spain, even if it is a world event”.
The Spaniard then posted a photo of the cake received by Holger Rune a few days earlier with a provocative message “I hope Rune wasn’t also upset with his treatment.” Case to follow.
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