Sabalenka’s incarnated request on Djokovic: “Leave it quiet”

As specialist as lethal on a hard track, the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (1st) He has been able to find the brick dust during the last seasons, mainly by considerably improving his performance in Roland Garros, accessing Third Eighth to the Eighth Final.

Semifinalist in 2023 and quarterfinalist in 2024, the one born in Minsk, 27, still continues in search of the French crown, that which practically took over the Polish IGA Swiatek (5th) when proclaim The Switzerland Jil Teichmann (97th) and Serbia Olga Danilovic (34th).

“I don’t know, it’s difficult to predict in female tennis. We better leave Iga, who won it three times in a rowNo? I will leave it to her, “the Anton Dubrov pupil began, which for the tenth consecutive occasion went among the 16 best in a Grand Slam tournament, in a press conference, after being consulted on the top candidate to raise the title in Paris.

On the other hand, the world -ranking leader WTA did not avoid the question about the possibilities of Serbian Novak Djokovic (6th) of consecrating for the third time: “They are trying to put a lot of pressure on Novak. Leave it quiet. Look at it. It is in shape, strong. Mentally and physically I think he is ready to play I don’t know if two or three more years. He is doing it really well. Obviously that with high and low, everyone has it. I think that the more aging more difficult is to maintain consistency at the level. “

“We can see that when he is ready, healthy and fit, he is there, he plays a great tennis. So just leave it calm, let him be. Imagine you retire tomorrow. Everyone would be sad, right? Don’t you think? Then there would be 10 or 15 years for Jannik and Alcaraz to become the largest. Let it be, “the owner of 20 titles in the Tour, In relation to the legendary Balkan, 38, who a few days ago lifted his 100 ° Trophy in the male circuit.

Before leaving to rest and prepare the duel against the American Amanda Anisimova (16th), the current champion of the US Open said about the emotional tribute to the Spanish Rafael Nadal in the Philippe Chatrier: “It was so sad to see the ceremony, Big 4 was on the court and one understands that three of them retired. They all miss their games. So Let Novak be there, fight, show your greatness and inspire that generation“

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