An impromptu red carpet was rolled out for Elena Rybakina on the streets of New York in honor of her historic achievement at the US Open tennis tournament. The stunt was organized by Latvian influencer Andrew Wave, according to infohub.kz.
Video of the unusual congratulation appeared on Instagram. "Straight from the court to the red carpet. Congratulations to the world No. 1," Wave wrote.
The influencer laid out an impromptu red carpet right on the streets of the metropolis after the historic triumph of the Kazakh tennis player and invited her to walk along it.
Fans responded actively to the video in the comments: "She is a diamond from Kazakhstan," "Alga, number one," "Thank you for the victory," "The No. 1 we deserve," "Huge congratulations, you deserve this, Elena."
Recall that Rybakina reached the US Open semifinals for the first time in her career. This result will allow her to debut at the top of the Women's Tennis Association rankings. The Kazakh player will officially become world No. 1 upon the conclusion of the Grand Slam tournament.
Earlier, Rybakina herself commented on her result for the first time, emphasizing that she tries to focus on her next US Open match. In the semifinals, the Kazakh player will face either American Coco Gauff or Russian Mirra Andreeva.
Kazakh President Qasym-Jomart Toqaev congratulated tennis player Elena Rybakina on securing the world No. 1 ranking.