If something characterizes Aryna Sabalenka, in addition to her powerful game, it is her joy and spontaneity. Belarusa looks almost permanently a smile, something that everyone values very positively, especially her companions in the circuit.
However, Throughout the year there are hard times, such as defeat in Wimbledon's semifinalswhen he was surprised by Amanda Anisimova despite leaving as a clear favorite to the title.
Aryna Sabalenka, desperate in the last edition of Wimbledon
A hard blow to the one that cost him to overcome: “Losing is horrible. You always feel that you want to die, that you don't want to exist anymore, that this is the end of your life. Every time you compete in that tournament and reach the final phase, you think you are approaching your dream. Then you lose the game and think: 'This is the end' “He said in his appearance before the media before his debut in the Cincinnati tournament.
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It will be his only appointment between Wimbledon and the US Open, since After his defeat in the London grass, he chose to take a few weeks on vacation To disconnect and recharge batteries before what is coming.
“I didn't even go to the gym, I must say. I made a single training session, of 30 minutes, with inclined walk, in bikini And flip flops, just to see how professional I was, “he said laughing.
“But I did it, just in case, because the food was very good. I just wanted to make sure I had some space. But it was not much, the truth was like a week, seven or eight days, but they were incredible days. I felt very well and very needy, and now I am fresh and ready” concluded the number 1 of the world, which He will debut in Cincinnati this Saturday in second round against the Czech Marketa Vondrousova.
