Belarusian president toasts Sabalenka’s health

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was filmed on Saturday toasting the health of Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka who won the Australian Open. “Now Aryna has it all“, Welcomes Mr. Lukashenko, 68, seated at a large table garnished with fruit, flowers and apparently vodka, according to a video broadcast on the Telegram channel “Pool Pervogo“, close to the Belarusian presidency.

«It is necessary to wish him personal happiness, health and new victories. Arina, over to you!“, he says, raising his glass, in the company of the former president of the Belarusian Tennis Federation, Sergei Tétérine, and a small white dog lying on the table in front of them. Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, world 5th, won the Australian Open, her first Grand Slam title, on Saturday, beating Kazakh and world 25th Elena Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the final in Melbourne. With this title, Sabalenka, 24, will return to second place in the world on Monday, the best ranking of her career.