Safarova's nieces get baking for their No.1 aunt

1m read 21 Aug 2017 7y ago
Safarova is all smiles in Cincinnati (Getty)

Everyone has been congratulating Lucie Safarova on her ascent to doubles No.1 - but the sweetest reward of all came from her two small nieces.

They baked a special cake to mark her achievement - and Aunt Lucie was thrilled, sharing a snapshot of the three of them on social media.

Safarova's nieces aren't the only ones wanting a photo with the new doubles World No.1 - Barbora Strycova, partnering her in the absence of Bethanie Mattek-Sands, grabbed a locker-room selfie with her in Cincinnati last week.

Long-time friend Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

View Profile , who's won two titles with Safarova as a doubles partner, posted some snaps from her own archive to social media.

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