Aryna Sabalenka is able to go in Australia because the world No. 1 is feeling “hungry” and concentrating on to kick off her 12 months with back-to-back titles on the Brisbane Worldwide and Australian Open.Â
Within the final two years, the Belarusian was a completely dominant pressure Down Underneath – in 2023, she went 11-0 to win the Aldeiade Worldwide and the Australian Open whereas in early 2024 she posted a 11-1 document after ending as runner-up in Brisbane and efficiently defending her title at Melbourne Park.
Heading into the 2025 Australian summer time, Sabalenka is once more thought-about one of many high favorites to take pleasure in large success.
“I feel fresh and ready to go. I love Australia and I always come here hungry and always come here ready. Ready as good as possible,” the 26-year-old mentioned.Â
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Sabalenka hopes to make amends for a brutal 2024 Brisbane closing lossÂ
In her first event of 2024, the world No. 1 simply made the Brisbane closing however then Elena Rybakina annihilated her 6-0 6-3.
This 12 months, the Kazakh will not be defending her title however there will probably be a few different top-10 gamers – Jessica Pegula, Emma Navarro and Daria Kasatkina.
“I have a lot of great memories from here and just can’t wait to start playing. Not the result I wanted at the end, but I’ll try my best this year,” Sabalenka famous.Â
Whereas the Belarusian is hoping to kick off her season with a title, she additionally desires to make use of her first event of the 12 months to check some issues and see if she must make some adjustments forward of the Australian Open.
“You work hard on lots of things in the pre-season. The first tournament before the major tournament is the one where you can try it out and see what’s going to work well for you, and what’s not,” Sabalenka mentioned.
