Three weeks from Roland-Garros, the world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka said on Saturday that he had more “confidence” in his game on clay, after his third coronation at the WTA 1000 in Madrid.
The 26 -year -old Belarusian, with the three Grand Slam titles explained that he “worked hard” pour “improve” his game and bring it “variety”which could be the key to finally win in Paris, where she has never managed to exceed the semi-finals.
Question: What made the difference in Madrid?
Answer: “I worked very hard to improve my game and bring variety. This is the key in most games right now. We have improved my movement, my game in finesse is much better now, I have much more confidence now. Also, I try to go up to the net. I’m not sure that it is really successful so far, but I try.”
Q: The three titles you won on clay were here in Madrid. What could be different this year at Roland-Garros in three weeks?
-A: “I don’t know, I hope it will be different (laughs). I trust my game on clay more. In the past, I had really difficult matches in the last laps of the tournament, like when I reached the semi-finals. I was really close to the final. There, I’m going to fight physically and mentally for each point. “
Q: You have more than 4,000 points ahead in the WTA ranking on the 2ᵉ, Iga Swiatek. Do you need someone to push you to be better or do you find motivation alone?
A: “I am able to find the motivation alone. And it is not as if I had the easiest matches every time. Now IGA is probably not very well what is completely normal (title holder in Madrid, she was eliminated in half 6-1, 6-1, editor’s note). I know she’s going to come back. For my part, I just focus on the rest, trying to improve my game as much as possible, just to be ready for the next challenge on the court. “
Q: What is the most difficult and most demanding part to be constant and perform at a high level each week?
A: “I think that managing your body is the most difficult. I have an excellent team and so far, everything is fine. Each time I start a tournament, I don’t really think about the previous one. I say to myself, it’s behind now and I start again from the start ‘. A short memory, I think it’s the key.”
