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A year after last season’s success, Aryna Sabalenka confirmed herself as champion of the Australian Open. The Belarusian tennis player literally destroyed Qinwen Zheng for 6-3 6-2.
Sabalenka was the most consistent tennis player in this fortnight, demolishing her opponents one after the other with devastating tennis, rising above the mediocre level of the women’s tournament and deservedly winning the title.
At the press conference, Aryna said she was proud of her success in a tournament during which she didn’t lose a single set, revealing that she was ready to make the leap in quality even on clay and grass-courts. Sabalenka also joked with the media, explaining how she is two different people, so off the court.
“It’s good that I’m two different people on and off the court, because if I were the same person I am on the pitch off the pitch, I think I wouldn’t have my team around me, and I think I’d be alone! It took me a long time to become what I am now on the pitch, to have control of myself and to understand myself better. Yes, it’s been a long journey and a long way to go,” she told.
Aryna Sabalenka walking into the press room ready for champagne 😂 pic.twitter.com/FkzUo8TwKD
— The Tennis Letter…
