Aryna Sabalenka says she is glad that her first Grand Slam title came at the age of 24 as she would probably be struggling for years with her results if that happened when she was 18. After her Australian Open triumph, Sabalenka reached the Dubai quarterfinal in her next tournament.
On Tuesday, Sabalenka defeated 2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova in the Indian Wells round-of-16. Some players tend to suffer from “a Grand Slam hangover” after their first Major title but Sabalenka has been playing well since winning the Australian Open.
“Well, I’m really glad that I won my first Grand Slam in this age, because I felt like if I would be 18 years old to win the Grand Slam, then I would be struggling for years. I kind of understand that, yeah, that’s happen and that’s was my dream.
It was amazing moment, but time to move on. It’s another tournament, it wasn’t the only one goal. So that’s why for me it was not easy, but I have this understanding that no matter what, I have to keep going, keep fighting, and keep showing my best tennis if I want to keep winning.
So for me it wasn’t that tough,” Sabalenka said.
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