“It would mean a lot,” said Sabalenka when asked about what it would mean to achieve this feat. “I think the key is just to focus on yourself and on bringing your best each time you play, whether it’s Australia or any other country, you just have to bring your best every time and hope for the best.”
Moving away from herself, Sabalenka was then asked about the announcement that came last month when Swiatek was revealed to have tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine in an out-of-competition test back in August. Despite the positive test, Swiatek only received a one month ban that has now concluded, after being found to have ‘no significant fault or negligence’ by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) on the grounds of contamination.“People are really used to overreacting before figuring stuff out, so I don’t want to leave any comments,” said Sabalenka. “I believe in clean sport and nothing else I can add.”
Both Sabalenka and Swiatek have been at the World Tennis League exhibition in Abu Dhabi this week, and were actually on opposing sides of the court for a doubles match.
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