MELBOURNE, Jan 23 — Aryna Sabalenka said she was reaping the benefits of a more positive mindset after crushing Belinda Bencic to reach her first Australian Open quarter-final...
MELBOURNE, Jan 23 — Aryna Sabalenka said she was reaping the benefits of a more positive mindset after crushing Belinda Bencic to reach her first Australian Open quarter-final today.
Sabalenka dropped her serve early in the first set, something that might have precipitated a loss of confidence or even a bout of the serving"yips" in the past. Sabalenka has reached the US Open semi-finals in each of the last two seasons and made the final four at Wimbledon in 2021. "I would say that I'm trying to be really professional on the court, do everything I can every match -- no easy wins for my opponents. That's the main thing."Sabalenka and Bencic have both been on a roll this year in Australia and came into the first Grand Slam of the year as the form players.
Olympic champion Bencic, of Switzerland, was just as dominant in her 6-2, 7-5 victory over Italy's Camila Giorgi but confessed she could not handle Sabalenka in this mood.
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