All the focuses in Madrid point to Aryna Sabalenka, one of the main candidates for the title who has already won two of the last three editions (2021 and 2023). The Belarusian, defender of the crown, arrives at the Caja Mágica without winning a tournament since the last Australian Open, and that is why she joked when asked about the WTA Big Three, with Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina next to her. “I feel like I have lowered the level of that hypothetical Big Three a little, this last month it seems more like a Big Two (laughing). Despite this, I am happy to be part of this group. I hope to maintain my level and that things continue to happen this way,” Sabalenka said at the media day.
The one from Minsk surprised with her response when she was asked if she watched games like the one Swiatek and Rybakina played last week in Stuttgart. “I don’t watch their games, no. I feel that I have already played against them enough and that, if I play against either of them again, my coach is going to show me images of their games to analyze them and prepare me. I’m not someone who watches too much tennis, I prefer to watch men’s tennis rather than women’s tennis, I feel that there is more logic and it is more interesting to watch,” Sabalenka explained in a relaxed atmosphere.
Sabalenka returns to one of her favorite tournaments, in which she has dominated in a big way lately. “I’m very happy. I have great memories of this tournament, I love the atmosphere, the courts… Everything there is here in Madrid. I am very happy to be back,” said the double Grand Slam winner, who also had words for her friend Paula Badosa. “I love Paula very much. We’ve been friends for three or four years, she’s an amazing person. It’s very important to have friends on the circuit, so when you see someone who you feel is your soulmate, it’s the best thing that can happen to you. Is the best. I hope he returns to the elite, that he stops suffering from injuries. I’m always here for whatever she needs. I’m lucky not to meet her in the first round here in Spain, it would create a pretty interesting atmosphere, so I think I’m lucky.”
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2024-04-24 07:02:01
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