But crowning the third WTA 1000 event of the year “like a Grand Slam,” Sabalenka says she now has a clearer head, making it “not too tough” to get motivated as she hunts an eighth WTA 1000 crown.
“I’d say that the final in Australia, [after, I] was really heartbroken. It was very difficult to recover after that one, and Middle East I was kind of in my thoughts, I was trying to understand,” she said. “I was always thinking about that match. It was probably my mistake, but I think I had to go through [this], I had to realize couple of things. I had to kind of like step back and start everything over again.”
“Right now, I’m definitely feeling better and that final was in the past. Just a good experience, a great lesson, and hopefully it will never happen again,” she grinned.
