Aryna Sabalenka reaches the Miami Open final on Thursday, while Novak Djokovic advanced into the semifinals.
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SABALENKA REACHES FINALS IN MIAMI AFTER BEATING PAOLINI
Sabalenka reached the finals in South Florida after she defeated Jasmine Paolini, 6-2, 6-2.
Furthermore, the 26-year-old Belarussian world No.1 won 77% of her first-serve points, whole firing away six aces and saving all four break points to get the job done.
Moreover, Sabalenka made the most of her 71-minute encounter to advance to her first Miami Open final.
“I definitely would say that this was one of the best matches in the season so far. I don’t know. I was just so focused on myself, on the things I had to do today,” the Belarussian said.
“It felt like everything was just, like, going smoothly my way,” she added.
BELARUSSIAN STUDIES MENTAL SIDE OF OTHER PLAYERS WHEN NOT PLAYING
The Belarussian shared that she has been studying the mental side of other players when she’s not playing in Miami.
Moreover, she admitted not being fond of watching tennis matches of other players, even her rivals, when she was younger.
Furthermore, Sabalenka welcomes her new approach to the game, even if she joked that she’s getting old even if she’s only 26.
“I think when I was young I think I never really watched tennis. I’m actually enjoying, like, watching tennis lately. That’s crazy. I’m getting old,” she added.
Sabalenka awaits the other semifinal result between American Jessica Pegul;a against Filipino wild card Alexandra Eala.
DJOKOVIC ADVANCES TO SEMIS AFTER TAKING OUT KORDA
Djokovic advanced to the semifinals after he took out Sebastian Korda, 6-3, 7-6 (4), Thursday night.
Furthermore, the 37-year-old Serbian world No.7 needed one hour and 24 minutes to oust Korda in a match that was delayed for a day.
Moreover, the women’s quarterfinals between Pegula and Britain’s Emma Raducanu ended late Wednesday night, pushing the Djokovic-Korda match on Thursday.
“I’m getting great support. I feel I have a really good chance to go all the way here,” Djokovic said.
“I was serving very well – best serving performance in a long time,” she added.
