Aryna Sabalenka turns to champagne to deal with baffling Dubai exit

Aryna Sabalenka took to Instagram to funnily reveal that she turned to champagne following a really disappointing Dubai exit.

On Tuesday, No. 2 seed Sabalenka was up by a set and a break earlier than shutting down for the rest of the match and Thirty first-ranked Donna Vekic coming again to beat the Belarusian 6-7 (5) 6-3 6-0. At one level, Sabalenka was up by a set – had a 2-0 lead within the second set and a break level within the third sport to go up by a double break – earlier than shedding 12 of the following 13 video games.

It was definitely some of the beautiful defeats of Sabalenka’s profession primarily due to the way in which it occurred. 

“Really feel like that is the day (cheers and laughing emoji),” Sabalenka captioned her Instagram Story.

Sabalenka dismisses declare that she was drained

After beating Zheng Qinwen within the Australian Open ultimate for her second Grand Slam title, Sabalenka determined to skip final week’s WTA 1000 occasion in Doha and provides herself a complete of three weeks of relaxation. Following her defeat in her first match since profitable the Australian Open, Sabalenka underlined she was rested nevertheless it was probably the “tough situations” that have been inflicting her difficulties. 

“I wouldn’t say that it’s troublesome due to my Australian Open win. I had sufficient time to relaxation, recharge and begin the whole lot over once more,” Sabalenka mentioned after the loss.

“I really feel just like the situations right here don’t match me effectively in any respect. It’s actually tough for me to be right here in Dubai. It’s a tough court docket for me.”

Even when Sabalenka was up towards Vekic, she did not really feel like she was main. General, Sabalenka felt her efficiency was “so unhealthy.”

“The entire match I used to be main, I used to be profitable. I received the primary set. I used to be up with break. I didn’t really feel like I used to be up. The extent was so unhealthy in the present day from me,” Sabalenka mentioned.

Sabalenka will now get again on the apply court docket and attempt to bounce again at a WTA 1000 in Indian Wells, which begins in early March.