It is a delight for all the senses to see Ashleigh Barty, a number 1 in the world with all the ballots to eternalize in that privileged position and continue making history. Come with high expectations to US Open 2021, where he started off on the right foot by winning Vera Zvonareva and showing off his usual intelligence on the track. She also showed her credentials as a player with a projection of legend in a press conference in which she revealed very interesting aspects regarding the way she makes decisions on the court in important moments, as well as her feelings in this debut in the last Grand Slam of the season.
“Vera is a very complicated opponent, she has experience in big events and all the possible blows. I think I had a somewhat worse debut than expected, it was difficult for me to find the rhythm and the sensations, but it is great to have been able to solve it in two sets and, above all, to play good tennis in the important moments. It has forced me a lot in some sections of the match and seeing that I have been able to find solutions and play good points when I was under pressure, gives me enormous confidence “, declared the Australian, who starts as a great favorite for the title in a tournament in which she has never managed to pass the fourth round.
Barty believes that the beauty of tennis is that no two rivals are the same
Asked about the difficulty of making such good tactical decisions as she usually does and what her secret is, Ash offered an interesting reflection. “We train a lot the basic game patterns that have always been in my head. It can be said that we reinforce my basic instinct so that in matches everything comes out natural and automatic. The key I think is to follow my instinct, the first idea that I get. comes to mind, because if I start to doubt what to do is when I get into trouble. The great beauty of tennis is that no two rivals are the same, you have to continually adapt to the opponent’s way of playing, not just follow your You don’t have to get too complicated, I’ve always thought that the key is to execute the stroke that you interpret as the correct one in the first instance, “he declared.
“The difficulty of the Grand Slams is enormous since you have to stay focused for two weeks, which is a very long time. I just want to keep working to give myself the opportunity to achieve it,” said a woman whose next rival in the US Open 2021 will be the danish girl Clara Tauson. “I have not played against her and I have not seen any of her matches either. I love the challenge of establishing a new rivalry. I am going to prepare a clear and concise game plan with my coach,” he said. Ashleigh Barty, who continues steadily on his way to glory and the conquest of what would be the third Grand Slam title of his career.
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