Aryna Sabalenka has stated that she has learned a lot from losing to Coco Gauff in the 2023 US Open final, which is why she is so happy about it.
The three-time Grand Slam champion clarified that she has been able to stay focused in matches where the crowd is against her thanks to the experience of losing.
After appearing to be in a strong position to win the second set, Sabalenka lost to Gauff 6-2, 3-6, 2-6 in last year’s US Open championship match. She acknowledged that she was impacted by the loudly pro-Gauff crowd during the match.
Last week, the world No. 2 defeated Zheng Qinwen, the home favourite from China, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 in a fiercely contested title match at the Wuhan Open.
During her press conference following her Wuhan victory, Sabalenka was questioned about how her past experience playing against crowd favourites had aided her in her match against Zheng.
She expressed her thoughts about it and said: “I’m not really focusing on the crowd when they’re against me anymore. I don’t really hear them. I’m just focusing on myself and my team. I’m trying to stay focused and keep thinking about what I have to do on the court, like just thinking about tactics and technical issues. Yeah, that’s it. I think that match against Coco [in the US Open final] last year gave me a lot. I’m actually really glad I lost that match because I think it was better for me.”
She added: “I learned a lot. Right now, if the crowd is against me, I’m okay with that. I don’t really hear them. I’m focusing on different things, yeah.”
Aryna Sabalenka in 2024
LLWWWWWWWL At the moment ranked no.2, Aryna played her last match on the 13th of October when she defeated world no.7 Qinwen Zheng 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the final in Wuhan to win her 17th career title.
Currently, during this year Sabalenka has managed to achieve a composed 54-12 record. Sabalenka clinched 4 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Wuhan. Aryna was the finalist in Brisbane, Madrid and Rome.
Aryna Sabalenka will square off with the world no.450 Petra Kvitova in the final on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Their current head to head is 3-2 for Kvitova.
Sabalenka has won 4 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Wuhan. Sabalenka was the finalist in Brisbane (Brisbane International), in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) and in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
Aryna won 17 titles in her career: 13 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Aryna Sabalenka in 2024
LLWWWWWWWL Currently ranked no.2, Sabalenka played her last match on the 13th of October when she beat world no.7 Qinwen Zheng 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the final in Wuhan to win her 17th career title.
During this season the Belarussian has an overall 54-12 record. Sabalenka clinched 4 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Wuhan. The Belarussian was the runner-up in Brisbane, Madrid and Rome.
Aryna Sabalenka will compete against the world no.450 Petra Kvitova in the final on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Their head to head is 3-2 for Kvitova.
The Belarussian clinched 4 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Wuhan. The Belarussian was the finalist in Brisbane (Brisbane International), in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) and in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
Aryna won 17 titles in her career: 13 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
