Aryna Sabalenka heads into this week's Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships as the WTA Tour's newest Grand Slam champion, and the Belarusian said she is more motivated than ever before to build on her success.The big-hitting 24-year-old rallied to beat Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina 4-6 6-3 6-4 in last
Aryna Sabalenka heads into this week's Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships as the WTA Tour's newest Grand Slam champion, and the Belarusian said she is more motivated than ever before to build on her success.
"It means a lot. I believed in myself but I was waiting for so long, working so hard and couldn't get it. I had tough losses in the semi-finals," said Sabalenka, who will return to the tour for the first time since her Melbourne Park triumph. "Now I have even more... I want more. 'Motivation', that is the word. More motivation to work hard, just to feel it again."
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