What happened in Paris will never happen again here," warns Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka has qualified for her third Grand Slam final this year. This time, she will attempt to secure the final victory after two defeats against Madison Keys at the Australian Open and Coco Gauff at Roland Garros.
In a press conference after her qualification, she discussed the comments she made at Roland Garros, where she said that if Iga Swiatek had beaten her in the semifinals, she would have then beaten Gauff in the final.
"I really wanted to give myself another chance, another final, and I want to prove to myself that I have learned those tough lessons and that I can do better in the final.
What happened in Paris will never happen again here. I have learned the lesson, and I will never behave like that again. I am not like that.
I was very emotional. I let my emotions take over, and I am not like that anymore. It will never happen again.
I have to trust myself and give it my all. At Wimbledon, I doubted myself a lot, and that is the main reason for my unforced errors.
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