Motivation
There’s plenty to motivate Sabalenka this fall, most of all an eagerness to build off her two Slam title runs in 2024, perhaps regain the No. 1 ranking (she held it last fall for eight weeks) and earn at least one more win over Iga Swiatek, a victory that would level their season head-to-head at two wins apiece.
“I mean, I’m not trying to focus on ranking, to be honest,” Sabalenka said in New York. “Not like I’m checking where I’m gonna be after the tournament. I’m just trying to focus on myself, and I know that if on each tournament I’ll be able to play my best tennis and I’ll be able to bring this fight spirit on each game, I’ll be able to become World No. 1 again.
“So. my focus is on myself, on improving myself as a player and as a person. Yeah, hopefully one day I’ll see myself on the top of the ranking.”
