"I didn’t want to be the player who won one Slam and then disappeared": Aryna Sabalenka didn't want to be one hit wonder during career

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Sunday, 28 January 2024 at 04:00
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World number two Aryna Sabalenka has stated that she never wanted to be a player who would just win one Grand Slam in her career.
The 25-year-old successfully defended her Australian Open title after beating China’s young tennis star Qinwen Zheng in the final with a score of 6-3, 6-2.
Talking to the media after her historic triumph, Sabalenka stated that she always wanted to become a player with multiple Grand Slam titles to her name and that she was extremely happy with what she managed to achieve in Melbourne this year.
“Actually it’s been in my mind that I didn’t want to be that player who win it and then disappeared,” she said. “I just wanted to show that I’m able to be consistently there and I’m able to win another one. I really hope that more, more than two right now, but for me was really important. That’s why, no matter what the result, like, win or lose, we are always working hard, we always looking for things to improve in my game.
“Yeah, it’s all about the process and make sure that, about the discipline, make sure that you’re always there, you always show up, and you always work hard. [Winning a Slam] was my dream. There is still so many things to achieve. There is still many goals, you know, I have.
“Now having two Grand Slam titles, it’s definitely give me more confidence and believe in myself. I just have this knowing that all my life it wasn’t, like, wasting of time and I was doing the right thing. I’m where I’m meant to be, so that’s really important.”
Sabalenka won the Australian Open title in 2023, which was her maiden Grand Slam title, after beating the world number three Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan with a score of 4–6, 6–3, 6–4.

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