US Open and Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka wants to continue to keep alive her exceptional moment of form, which led her to consecutive triumphs at the Cincinnati Open and at the New York Slam: this week the Belarusian will play at the China Open, where she will try to pursue her next goal: to become WTA No.1 by the end of the season.
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After taking a few days off, Aryna – already qualified for the WTA Finals – will be able to continue her pursuit of Iga Swiatek, who will not participate in the Beijing tournament. Sabalenka’s journey will then continue in Shanghai, to try to dethrone the Polish player from the throne of women’s tennis by the end of the year.
“I think I still need some time to process what happened in New York. I will go back when the season is over, now I want to continue not to think about it. I had about four or five days of rest, enough to celebrate, enjoy, recharge and start again. I prepared well…
