ARYNA Sabalenka reveals her current tennis philosophy of forgetting defeats as soon as possible.
The three-time Cincinnati Masters semi-finalist made the remarks as he prepared to start the second round after receiving a bye in
The WTA-ATP 1000 event is the biggest test before the start of the United States (US) Open on August 26.
“Every week is a new tournament,” Sabalenka said Wednesday (8/14).
“It’s good to have a short memory. It helps keep things moving and work hard and improve,” he continued.
The third seed reached the semifinals in the US Midwest in the previous two editions as well as in 2018.
He will be hoping to improve his record as he recovers from a shoulder injury that forced him to miss Wimbledon.
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“Every loss is extra motivation to work hard and improve – to keep going,” said the two-time Australian Open champion.
“If you fight for every point and give everything you have in training and games, you will have chances. You just have to take them,” he added.
Sabalenka said her tennis game also proved a stark contrast to real life.
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The 25-year-old woman has been through difficult times over the years, losing her father and her ex-boyfriend to death.
due to falling from a high-rise building in Miami this year.
The world number three is also determined to improve his record in Cincinnati.
“I’m trying to figure out what I have to do to get to the final. But I don’t want to focus on that,” Sabalenka said.
“I want to take it step by step and try to play my best game every time I’m on the court. If I do that, then I can win in the semifinals,” he concluded. (Ant/Z-1)
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