{"id":6031,"date":"2026-04-03T06:21:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/6031\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T06:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:21:17","slug":"kai-trump-sends-message-to-aryna-sabalenka-ahead-of-miami-open-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/6031\/","title":{"rendered":"Kai Trump sends message to Aryna Sabalenka ahead of Miami Open final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina, 6-4, 6-3, to reach the Miami Open final.<\/p>\n<p>There, she will play Coco Gauff, who dismantled Karolina Muchova 6-1, 6-1, in the earlier semifinal.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Photo by Rich Storry\/Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/c1fb0968cd18e64213be80a34aec88fc.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Rich Storry\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>After watching Sabalenka\u2019s semifinal, Kai Trump, a competitive golfer and the eldest granddaughter of President Donald Trump, sent the Belarusian a message on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Kai Trump \u2018had so much fun\u2019 watching Aryna Sabalenka<\/p>\n<p>Trump posed for a picture with the four-time Grand Slam champion.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing the picture on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kaitrumpgolfer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a> story, Trump said the following.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad so much fun watching Aryna Sabalenka,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s get it Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear to see who Trump is backing to win this year\u2019s Miami Open!<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Photo by Rich Storry\/TGL\/TGL Golf via Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2481ee7d26307f932c0d3c83f60053b3.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Rich Storry\/TGL\/TGL Golf via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>But who is the favorite?<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka and Gauff have met 12 times previously on the WTA Tour.<\/p>\n<p>In one of the most competitive rivalries in women\u2019s tennis, Sabalenka and Gauff are level at 6-6 in their head-to-head.<\/p>\n<p>There are, however, specific reasons for both players and their millions of fans to be hopeful.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>For Gauff, she has a history of beating Sabalenka in \u2018big\u2019 matches.<\/p>\n<p>Gauff defeated Sabalenka to win her first Grand Slam at the US Open three years ago, and doubled her major tally with another win over the Belarusian at last year\u2019s French Open.<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka, on the other hand, is the undisputed world number one.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old has held the top spot since 2024 and can\u2019t stop winning.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s the defending Miami Open champion and won Indian Wells last time out.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Photo by Rich Storry\/Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f2b31f5f809aa426dd8a0624c682591c.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Rich Storry\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>On form, you\u2019d back Sabalenka to emerge victorious, but you never want to count Gauff out.<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka and Gauff will battle it out for the Miami Open trophy on Saturday, March 28.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>How many women have completed the \u2018Sunshine Double\u2019?<\/p>\n<p>To complete the Sunshine Double, you must win Indian Wells and the Miami Open in the same year.<\/p>\n<p>In women\u2019s tennis, four players have achieved the feat.<\/p>\n<p>The first player to do so was Steffi Graf in 1994, repeating the feat two years later.<\/p>\n<p>Kim Clijsters was the second, in 2005, and Victoria Azarenka was the third, in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Photo by Aaron Gilbert\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/635bb27775d5feed5241c6df4d71e366.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Aaron Gilbert\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The fourth and most recent player to complete the Sunshine Double was Sabalenka\u2019s greatest rival, Iga Swiatek.<\/p>\n<p>She defeated Maria Sakkari in the Indian Wells final and Naomi Osaka in the Miami Open final four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka is now just one match away from adding her name to that prestigious list\u2026<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina, 6-4, 6-3, to reach the Miami Open final. 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