Social media has erupted over the footage of teen tennis star Sara Bejlek celebrating her massive win at the US Open with a ‘butt pat’ from her father and coach
A video of Czech tennis player Sara Bejlek celebrating her win with her father and coach has gone viral on the internet. In the clip, Bejlek is seen shaking hands with her opponent, before heading courtside to celebrate with her father Jaroslav Bejlek and her coach Jakub Kahoun. As soon as the 16-year-old hugs both men, they appear to be patting her buttocks repeatedly. In the clip, Bejlek’s father was also seen giving his daughter a peck on the lips.
How has Sara Bejlek’s career been so far?
Bejlek has career-high WTA rankings of 181 in singles, achieved on 18 July 2022, and 671 in doubles, set on 1 August 2022. She has won fourth ITF singles titles and one ITF doubles title. Bejlek won her biggest singles title-to-date at the 2021 ITS Cup, where she defeated Paula Ormaechea in the final, 6–0, 6–0. This achievement secured her an improvement of 557 positions in comparison with her previous WTA ranking. The Czech teenager made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the US Open due to three wins in the qualifying. She was the youngest player in the 2022 US Open main draw, having been the youngest direct entrant to qualifying. However, she got eliminated in the very first round after losing to Ludmilla Samsonova.
What do we know about Sara Bejlek’s personal life?
Sara Bejlek was born in Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou on 31 January 2006. She currently resides in her home town with her parents. Her father’s and mother’s name are not known yet. There is no information about her siblings either. She is not in any relationship and is completely focussing on her professional tennis career.
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