Rome Italy) – As soon as once more the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka was no match for Iga Swiatek of Poland and simply as occurred two weeks in the past, within the closing in Madrid, final Saturday she once more misplaced to the #1 on this planet and he completed second on the WTA 100 in Rome. Nevertheless, she believes she will be able to search revenge and produce again the victories she suffered at Roland Garros.
“Congratulations on the unbelievable weeks in Rome, you performed wonderful tennis. I hope we attain the Roland Garros closing and I will see you there,” Sabalenka stated with a smile through the award ceremony. “I really like Roland Garros, I did nicely final yr and I am very blissful to come back again,” stated the Belarusian on the post-match press convention.
A semi-finalist in Paris final yr, Sabalenka believes she will be able to do nicely once more and maybe attain an unprecedented closing. “I am going there with confidence that I can do nicely there. I am not an underdog. Being in second place (within the rating), it’s troublesome to think about myself an underdog. I am most likely not the very best, however I believe I can actually attempt,” stated the Belarusian.
“I hope to get to the ultimate and I hope to get that win, whether or not it is in opposition to Iga or not. I’ll combat for each level and see what occurs after the event”, stated the world quantity 2, who beat Czech Karolina Muchova final season within the semi-finals in a battle of three units and two tie breaks.
Sabalenka is unfazed by consecutive defeats
Though she believes in her potential in opposition to Swiatek, the Belarusian acknowledges that it isn’t simple to beat the present chief of the rankings. “I do know she’s shifting nicely and I’ve to remain aggressive, I’ve to maintain pushing. It is vitally unlikely that she is going to give me a simple level. Perhaps it will pressure me to hurry issues up a bit”, stated Sabalenka.
“I’ll attempt to do one thing completely different the subsequent time I play in opposition to her, do not rush issues, belief my sport and know that I needn’t overdo it to get the details” , stated the Belarusian, who now has eight wins. 11 duels with the Polish staff and he will get the worst of the duels on clay (5 to 1 for Swiatek).
The successive victories in Madrid and Rome don’t put their confidence in opposition to their rivals. “Though I misplaced each finals, I by no means dwell on the previous. Regardless of what number of instances I lose to the participant, I do know whether or not I might be there. If I maintain combating and specializing in myself, I do know I can obtain this victory”, she stated.
Swiatek emphasizes focus and self-discipline as they win all three in Rome