Aryna Sabalenka said it is \u201cpainful\u201d to only be remembered for her Roland Garros outburst and that \u201ceveryone judges you\u201d for a comment made in the heat of the moment.<\/p>\n
Even two months and a whole other Grand Slam on from the event, Sabalenka feels she is still making up for her comments regarding Coco Gauff following her loss in the French Open final<\/a>.<\/p>\n The backlash was fierce, prompting an apology from Sabalenka to Gauff, and the World No.1 has apologised plenty of times since the interview but even as she turns her attention to the Cincinnati Open, Sabalenka said she was still being judged for that moment.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are people who don\u2019t understand the intensity we bring to competition,\u201d she said. \u201cI went to the press very angry with myself and frustrated with the result. It\u2019s painful to see how, in the moment when you say something without thinking clearly, everyone judges you and completely forgets who you are and what you\u2019ve done before.<\/p>\n \u201cI was overexcited and made a complete mistake. It was hard to explain, but I\u2019ve learned a lot from what happened; I think people can understand me better now. I\u2019d like to think people realise that on the court I can scream and be very focused on achieving my goals, but that I\u2019m also a fun, friendly, and easy-going girl who enjoys other things in life.\u201d<\/p>\n After losing in the Wimbledon semi-finals, Sabalenka opted to skip the National Bank Open in Montreal meaning the upcoming Cincinnati tournament will be her first on the hard court ahead of the US Open.<\/p>\n Speaking of the break, Sabalenka said she felt she needed it to mentally refresh.<\/p>\n MORE ON ARYNA SABALENKA ON T365<\/strong><\/p>\n WTA Rankings: Aryna Sabalenka 50 not out, Victoria Mboko and Naomi Osaka top 25, Emma Raducanu -6<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Cincinnati Open women\u2019s singles predictions: Swiatek, Sabalenka, Gauff search for hard-court form<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n WTA Cincy draw: Potential Sabalenka-Raducanu showdown, Swiatek also in stacked top half, Gauff leads bottom half<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe season has been really intense; it\u2019s impossible to be at my best every week. I realised after Wimbledon that I needed a break, and it\u2019s been great to do so,\u201d the 27-year-old said. \u201cNow I feel much fresher physically and mentally.<\/p>\n \u201cI decided not to play in Canada because I consider it very important to manage the available energy as best as possible. The season is long and exhausting and now a key stretch for me arrives.<\/p>\n \u201cI am defending the title in New York and I love approaching a Grand Slam in that way. I just hope that all the lessons I have learned from the last few Grand Slam tournaments will help me reach my maximum level.\u201d<\/p>\n Read next: Prize money and points earned by Victoria Mboko and Naomi Osaka in Montreal<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The post Aryna Sabalenka says \u2018painful\u2019 Roland Garros outburst makes \u2018everyone completely forget who you are\u2019<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Aryna Sabalenka said it is \u201cpainful\u201d to only be remembered for her Roland Garros outburst and that \u201ceveryone judges you\u201d for a comment made in the heat of the moment. Even two months and a whole other Grand Slam on from the event, Sabalenka feels she is still making up for her comments regarding Coco […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/839\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}