Sabalenka "Liberley with Civiontech. Just trying to focus on myself"

Sabalenka "Liberley with Civiontech. Just trying to focus on myself"

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On Jan. 23 when the semifinals of the women's singles at the 2025 Australian Open were held, the first finalists were made around 7 p.m. local time. It was Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus, No. 1). Sabalenka defeated her best friend Paula Badosa (Spain, No. 12) 6-4 6-2 to advance to the finals of the Australian Open for the third consecutive year and became the sixth player to try for the third consecutive women's singles title.

By the time Sabalenka's official interview was underway, the second semi-final was underway. Her final opponent had not yet been decided.

However, most of the foreign reporters gathered at the official interview room focused on Liberley with Lee Ga-Cibiontech (Poland, No. 2). He seemed to be hoping that Cibiontech would beat Madison Keys (U.S., No. 14) to have a match of the century in the final. 메이저놀이터

Sabalenka was asked a question related to Civiontech from the beginning. "With no idea who your final opponent is at the moment, would you choose her as your opponent given Igawa's rivalry if you had a choice?"
Sabalenka said, "Why not? All our matches are always a match. I enjoy playing against her. Every day is a new opportunity. If she's an opponent, I'll play against her." She also said, "Kiss plays amazing tennis. She looks very good right now."

However, the media did not stop asking questions about Ciontech.

"What do you think it would be like to have a final with Civiontech. How exciting is the rivalry getting you?"
"If we reach the final against Civiontech, it will be our first Grand Slam final match. How different would the match feel?"
"How conscious are you of Igawa's rivalry?"
"What pushed Civiontech to develop you?"

Liberley had more questions than his feelings about winning the semifinal match and the contents of the match. Sabalenka praised Sibiontech, floated it, and answered about its good relationship, before finally saying a word to reporters.

"I don't think you're really focused, to be honest. I think you're just trying to focus on you. The moment you go into a game and think about things other than the game, I think it can destroy you."
"I just focus on myself and showing my best tennis and playing great games and making sure people enjoy watching our games."
"Rivalry can draw a bigger picture afterwards. It's something that can make it interesting to have this rivalry, to take tennis to another level, to take women's sports to another level."

Contrary to the wishes of foreign media, Sabalenka was chosen as Madison Keys. The expression "thrilled must be defeated" was no exception to the interview room on the evening of Jan. 23, which was not an exception to foreign media.