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

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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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