“The rivalry that Iga Swiatek and I are creating is fantastic, but we are not alone because Cori Gauff and Elena Rybakina also fight for the maximum goals. Rivalries like these help me improve every day and give me extra motivation. I hope we will continue to find ourselves in the last rounds of the big tournaments.”
At the press conference scheduled during the Media Day on the eve of the Roland Garros – 2nd Majord of the tennis season, Aryna Sabalenka talked about her rivalry with WTA No.1 Iga Swiatek. The Belarusian will arrive at the Parisian Slam after playing a good season on clay, which however culminated with two tough defeats in the final against the Pole, in the WTA 1000 in Madrid and Rome.
Sabalenka – who will play against Erika Andreeva in the first round of the Roland Garros – has shown that she can also be very competitive on clay courts and spoke about the keys through which she can beat her Polish rival.
“If I have one thing very clear, it is that I cannot obsess over beating Swiatek, but rather I have to focus on myself and everything I have to do to be a better tennis player. If I succeed, I know I will have opportunities to prove myself against her. She has…
