Aryna Sabalenka, World’s No. 1 Tennis Player, Becomes Emirates’ First Tennis Ambassador

<h4>Aryna Sabalenka<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<h4><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that Emirates has announced a landmark partnership with the world’s No&period; 1 tennis player&comma; Aryna Sabalenka&comma; who becomes the airline’s first tennis ambassador&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The milestone builds on Emirates’ longstanding commitment to tennis as the Official Airline of all four Grand Slams worldwide&period; To mark the occasion&comma; Sabalenka unveiled an Emirates A380 aircraft adorned with a special tennis-inspired livery celebrating its sponsorship of the Australian Open&comma; Roland Garros&comma; Wimbledon and US Open&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sabalenka and Emirates both share a passion for excellence&comma; innovation and a winning spirit&period; Dubai serving as a hub for Sabalenka&&num;8217&semi;s training and preparation over the years&comma; positions her as a natural fit for Emirates&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;31989" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-31989" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-31989" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;01&sol;1920&lowbar;aryna&lowbar;sabalenka&lowbar;emirates&lowbar;sabalenka&lowbar;partnership&lowbar;announcement&lowbar;1501262-300x200&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Aryna Sabalenka&comma; World’s No&period; 1 Tennis Player&comma; Becomes Emirates’ First Tennis Ambassador" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"200" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-31989" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Aryna Sabalenka&comma; World’s No&period; 1 Tennis Player<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The partnership caps a dominant period for the 27-year-old&comma; who is now a four-time Grand Slam champion after claiming a second US Open in September last year&period; Sabalenka&comma; who won back-to-back Australian Open titles in 2023 and 2024&comma; before finishing as runner-up at AO25&comma; has also been crowned the WTA Tour Player of the Year for the past two seasons&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Reflecting on the announcement&comma; Sabalenka shared&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In tennis&comma; every little detail counts &&num;8211&semi; so to align with a brand which matches my ambition and attention to detail makes this feel like a natural fit&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Travelling in world-class comfort with Emirates has been key to my preparation&period; But this partnership represents much more than that &&num;8211&semi; because it also highlights what we&comma; as women in sport&comma; can achieve on the world stage&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>I feel proud and excited to partner with Emirates&comma; a brand whose values of quality and excellence closely align with mine&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Boutros Boutros&comma; Emirates’ Executive Vice President for Corporate Communications&comma; Marketing &amp&semi; Brand said&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Aryna is not only a champion on the court but a global icon who inspires millions through her determination and professionalism &&num;8211&semi; qualities that resonate strongly with our ethos at Emirates&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&&num;8220&semi;With Dubai as our shared home&comma; we already have a strong connection with Aryna&comma; and this partnership allows us to elevate our engagement in a truly meaningful way&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Together&comma; we hope to create unique opportunities for fans to experience the Emirates journey&comma; both in the air and at the heart of the sport&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&&num;8220&semi;Whether it be by offering live tennis through our ice entertainment system&comma; or a taste of Australia through our in-flight menu&period; Emirates can’t wait to see what Aryna can achieve at the Australian Open and beyond in 2026&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>About Emirates and tennis<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Emirates Airlines&&num;8217&semi; extensive portfolio of global sports and cultural partnerships connects millions of people through shared passions and world-class experiences&period; The airline&&num;8217&semi;s tennis portfolio includes some of the highest profile events on the ATP and <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;punchng&period;com&sol;">WTA tours<&sol;a>&comma; including the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships as well as all four Grand Slams &lpar;Australian Open&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;thisdaylive&period;com&sol;">Roland Garros&comma;<&sol;a> US Open&comma; Wimbledon&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Beyond tennis&comma; Emirates&&num;8217&semi; commitment to connecting fans across the globe through shared sporting moments spans horse racing through the Dubai World Cup and Team Godolphin&semi; golf via the DP World Tour&semi; cricket across all major ICC events and the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires and Lancashire County Cricket Club&semi; sailing with Emirates Team New Zealand&comma; SailGP and Emirates Great Britain Sail GP team&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It also includes basketball through the NBA&comma; Real Madrid and Beirut Basketball club&semi; cycling with UAE Team Emirates XRG&semi; and Australian rules football with Collingwood FC&period; Emirates&&num;8217&semi; iconic &&num;8220&semi;fly better&&num;8221&semi; branding appears on the jerseys of leading football clubs including Arsenal FC&comma; Real Madrid CF&comma; AC Milan&comma; S&period;L&period; Benfica&comma; and Olympique Lyonnais&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Emirates Airlines<&sol;a><&sol;strong> also serves as Platinum Partner to FC Bayern Munich&&num;8217&semi;s first team&period; Emirates has been the title sponsor of The FA Cup for nearly a decade&period; In the UAE&comma; the airline supports the Pro League and appears on Al Ain FC&&num;8217&semi;s training kit during the 2025&sol;2026 season&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;