Andy Roddick calls out 'weird' request for Aryna Sabalenka to dance after French Open win over Naomi Osaka

Aryna Sabalenka being asked to creation aft defeating Naomi Osaka successful the French Open has 1 erstwhile American tennis prima perplexed.

It was an awkward country astatine Roland-Garros erstwhile Sabalenka, who bushed Osaka successful consecutive sets, 7-5, 6-3, was asked by broadcaster and ex-player Fabrice Santoro to creation with the crowd. He adjacent asked for euphony to beryllium played.

Sabalenka obliged contempt being hesitant astatine first, but it was a confusing concern for galore successful the tennis industry, including Andy Roddick.

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Aryna Sabalenka dances to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" during her post-match interrogation aft defeating Naomi Osaka successful the 4th circular connected Day Nine of the 2026 French Open astatine Roland Garros successful Paris, France, connected June 1, 2026. (Robert Prange/Getty Images)

Roddick, who took location a azygous Grand Slam rubric successful his vocation astatine the 2003 U.S. Open, spoke astir Santoro’s petition connected his "Served" podcast.

"I similar him, but saying, ‘Will you creation for us?’ is conscionable specified a weird happening to ask. I don’t similar it," Roddick stated. "And past erstwhile she does it a small spot and it’s benignant of over, to past inquire her to moonwalk. …I don’t know. Maybe radical loved it, and I mightiness beryllium successful the minority."

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The moonwalk inquire came from Michael Jackson’s "Thriller" playing implicit the speakers astatine Court Philippe-Chatrier.

Roddick said helium understands "the property side" of however post-match interviews are conducted, but helium couldn’t get past this one.

"Props to her for doing it, but I conscionable thought it was weird. I deliberation that’s specified a unusual happening to inquire idiosyncratic to bash successful a nonrecreational setting."

Former tennis subordinate Andy Roddick hosts the Served podcast unrecorded from the Fan Zone during time 2 of Laver Cup 2025 astatine Chase Center successful San Francisco, Calif., connected Sept. 20, 2025. (Miikka Skaffari/Getty Images for Laver Cup)

It’s worthy noting that Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic, who was amazingly upset successful his past lucifer astatine Roland-Garros, seemed to beryllium having a contention with post-match solemnisation dances passim the French Open.

That ended, though, erstwhile Djokovic mislaid his third-round matchup with Spain’s Joao Fonseca, a 19-year-old phenom who came backmost from down 2-0 successful the lucifer to triumph successful a thrilling manner crossed 5 sets.

But determination person been moments successful the past wherever viral reactions person been sought aft during these post-match situations, immoderate of which travel crossed arsenic uncomfortable oregon awkward.

Roddick intelligibly recovered this 1 to be, and Sabalenka volition person astatine slightest 1 much lucifer moving guardant arsenic she searches for her archetypal French Open victory.

Aryna Sabalenka dances to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" during her post-match interrogation aft defeating Naomi Osaka successful the 4th circular connected Day Nine of the 2026 French Open astatine Roland Garros successful Paris, France, connected June 1, 2026. (Robert Prange/Getty Images)

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The 28-year-old existent satellite No. 1 successful women’s singles has 4 Grand Slam singles titles nether her belt, including 2 wins astatine the U.S. Open successful 2024 and 2025. She besides took location the Australian Open crown successful 2023 and 2024.

Sabalenka volition instrumentality connected No. 25 Diana Shnaider successful the quarterfinals connected Wednesday astatine 6:10 a.m. ET.