Aryna Sabalenka will aim to keep the focus on tennis and not politics on her return to Wimbledon, with the"super emotional" Belarusian saying on Saturday she was relishing the chance to compete in the Grand Slam again.
Sabalenka skipped two press conferences at the French Open citing mental health reasons after questions from the media about Russia's aggression before finally declaring that she did not support the war. "I'm always telling myself that the best I can do is focus on things I have control on," Sabalenka told reporters."That's really helping a lot to not think about anything else but the tennis.Sabalenka, who won the Australian Open in January, said she missed competing at Wimbledon last year and would sometimes cry when watching the action from home.
"I'm feeling good. I don't have any kind of expectations. The only one expectation I have is just to bring my best tennis every time I'm on the court. Hopefully I'll do it."
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