By Richard Pagliaro | Wednesday, October 15, 2025Photo credit score: Wuhan Open/CVG
Aryna Sabalenka credit coaching with Grand Slam king Novak Djokovic for serving to her defend her US Open crown.
Storming by way of her nineteenth straight tiebreaker win, Sabalenka stopped Amanda Aminisova 6-3, 7-6(3) to efficiently defend her US Open championship and seize her fourth Grand Slam crown final month.
World No. 1 Sabalenka scored a triple milestone posting her one centesimal main match win, changing into the primary girl because the legendary Serena Williams (2012-2014) to efficiently defend the US Open and amassing a Grand Slam report $5 Million champion’s test.
After heartbreaking main losses to People Madison Keys within the Australian Open remaining, Coco Gauff within the Roland Garros remaining and Anisimova within the Wimbledon semifinals, Sabalenka hung out speaking and coaching with Novak Djokovic.
In a wide-ranging interview with AFP on the Prudential NextGen Aces occasion in Hong Hong this week, Sabalenka credited Djokovic’s recommendation with serving to her defend Flushing Meadows. Sabalenka stated high-intensity coaching with Djokovic ready her for dealing with prime contenders on the US Open.
“[Novak is] a fantastic man and he’s very open. You’ll be able to ask something and he can provide you recommendation,” Sabalenka stated of Djokovic.
“And he’s such an open man and I really like working towards with him as a result of for me it’s such high-intensity coaching. It simply helps me bodily and even mentally to get higher. After which after I play towards women, I’m not getting drained bodily as a result of I apply with Novak.”
Anisimova toppled Sabalenka at Wimbledon and the top-ranked Belarusian stated a dialogue with Djokovic at SW19 on learn how to mentally put together for main matches helped her in Flushing Meadows.
“At Wimbledon I spoke to Novak. I simply needed to know the way he was making ready himself for these huge matches: what was the main focus and what was his mindset going into the match,” Sabalenka informed AFP.
“So we talked for an hour in all probability, however with Novak you all the time can spend greater than that speaking and asking for recommendation.”
Sabalenka shocked some by hiring former doubles No. 1 Max Mirnyi, nicknamed the Beast of Belarus for his swarming internet play, to hitch her teaching employees working with main coach Anton Dubrov.
But, it turned out to be a shrewd Sabalenka rent.
Working with Dubrov and Mirnyi, Sabalenka has sharpened her transition recreation and internet play. She says making use of her transition abilities and imposing her internet play is a main purpose going ahead.
“I might like to method the online far more. And I must spend time engaged on that and understanding the sport on the web in singles,” Sabalenka stated.
“So, so many issues I can get higher at—pictures, strokes, like actually all the things.”
