the belarusian Aryna Sabalenka explained in the press conference after his victory in the final of Australian Open, that the key to his change in tennis was due to the fact that he began to respect himself more and recognize that he was a good player.
the tennis player minsk continued with the official toast organized by the tournament director Craig Tiley before the round of questions and commented with laughter that the champagne was of good quality.
“I always had a strange feeling that I couldn’t understand why people would ask me for an autograph if I was nobody and there was no Grand Slam. I started to respect myself and I am here for hard work. I realized that he is really a good player and that he can handle emotions in many situations”, explained a Sabalenka who prevailed over the Kazakh. Elena Rybakina by 4-6, 6-3 and 6-4.
“It happened after the Dubai tournament, before Doha. My coach told me he didn’t know what to do and I needed to find someone else to help me. I know the problem is not because of him and me. We had to go through it together and now it’s even sweeter that he won”, he commented about his problems with his heavy serving problems, which caused his Belarusian coach to consider his continuation. Anton Dubrov.
“Winning a Grand Slam is not the ultimate goal, we all have almost the same,” he concluded, referring to the world number one position held by the Pole Iga Swiatekwith a difference of 4,385 points with respect to world number two Sabalenka.
For his part, the loser, the Kazakh Rybakinaexplained that the fact of being a top-10 player will not change anything, as a result of his great performance at the Australian Open.
“I don’t think tomorrow I will feel different because I am in the top-10. Of course, it’s important to play some small tournaments because you don’t have to play in the qualifying phase, but for others, I’m not too worried about rankings and numbers”, commented Kazakh Elena Rybakina, who is among the top ten rankings in the world in this Monday’s Ranking update.
“He played very well. I had some good moments but he was stronger mentally and physically. In general, it was a good two weeks”, added the Muscovite who obtained Kazakh citizenship after this country paid his expenses as a tennis player from the age of 18.
“Not many players would put me under that much pressure. His shots come at you with a lot of weight. That forces me to serve well, which adds more pressure. I have had several opportunities that didn’t I took advantage”, said the 23-year-old.
“The goal from now on in the Grand Slams is to access the second weeks and play the finals. Now after this I have more confidence. I have to keep working hard and the results will come”, explained the reigning Wimbledon champion.
“I felt good physically in general. At the end of the game, almost everything was painful”, concluded a Rybakina who indicated fatigue to justify her concise answers to journalists.
Source: La Verdad
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