Aryna Sabalenka has been doing exceptionally well in 2023 so far, and after her semifinal win at the Australian Open, she opened up about the changes in her team.
The 24-year-old started the season as world no. 5 after not winning any title in 2022 and dropping from her previous no. 2 spot. However, Sabalenka started the 2023 season with a bang as she's currently on a ten-match winning streak and she's yet to lose a set this year.
After her semifinal victory against Magda Linette, which she won 7-6(1), 6-2, the Belarusian discussed her emotions.
"I was trying to [do] less screaming after bad points or errors. I was just trying to hold myself, stay calm, just think about the next point. Actually, I'm not that boring, I think. I'm still screaming 'C'mon' and all that stuff. I don't think it's that boring to watch me. I hope so. Just less negative emotions."
"[After the first game,] probably before I would start screaming on everybody, feeling bad, starting to overhit balls. Today I was, like, OK, that's happened, that's fine. I'll just keep working, keep trying, and I think I will find my rhythm."
With a visible change in her approach, Sabalenka also explained what she changed, as she revealed that she stopped working with her psychologist, and rather became her own psychologist.
"To be honest, I decide to stop working with a psychologist. I realized that nobody than me will help, you know?"
"On the pre-season I spoke to my psychologist saying, 'Listen, I feel like I have to deal with that by myself, because every time hoping that someone will fix my problem, it's not fixing my problem. I just have to take this responsibility and I just have to deal with that.' Yeah, I'm not working with psychologist any more. I'm my psychologist."
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