Sabalenka reveals a key plan for her career: "I want to have a child and then come back"

Aryna Sabalenka is currently at the peak of her professional career, and no one had considered the possibility of her taking a break or retiring. However, the Belarusian dropped a bombshell in a conversation prior to the start of the 2025 Australian Open, where she expressed her desire to become a mother. "I'm 27, I am closer to retirement... I don't want to have a child at 35 years old, instead, I am thinking of becoming a mother and then returning," she stated.

Aryna Sabalenka on retirement " I'm 27 years old this year, I'm getting closer to my retirement (...). I don't want to have my first kid at 35, I want to have a kid then come back. But I don't plan to retire anytime soon (Laughs).
Not prepared 😭https://www.puntodebreak.com/en/tenis/nsyEQyYlku pic.twitter.com/mktfATtoM7

— Liviefromparis 🇫🇷🤸🏼‍♀️🎾 (@Livieparis2024) January 12, 2025

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Sabalenka desvela un plan clave para su carrera: "Quiero tener un hijo y luego volver"