Sabalenka confesses which lost final caused her the most pain

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No matter how many press conferences Aryna Sabalenka holds, the Belarusian always puts her personality first to give us good answers and debates about her performance and also about her recent lost finals.

And Aryna Sabalenka must be very proud after starting the season with a 20-1 record in her favor, already with two titles in the bag and, for now, in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open 2026. However, it's impossible to forget the pain of losing the last final of the Australian Open to Elena Rybakina. Did this final hurt more than the one she lost twelve months ago to Madison Keys? This was one of the most interesting questions in the press room after defeating Qinwen Zheng in her most recent match.

Great victory against Qinwen Zheng

"Today I felt great, I think it was a great match, I felt my ball rhythm back, and the serve was much better. Everything worked for me this time, much more than in previous matches, so I am very happy with the level and with the victory. I also feel that Qinwen is returning to her highest level, maybe she's not yet at the desired level or in her best form right now, but I can see how hard she's working. She's doing her best, we are happy to see her healthy again and building her level."

She prefers not to see what is written about her

"Of course, I see some things, but for some reason, I tend to see more negative than positive things about myself, so I try not to dwell too much on these things. In fact, whenever a picture of me or something about me comes up, what I do is skip to the next post. The reason is that people are often rude or impolite to us, so it's not always worth reading."

Aryna Sabalenka confesses which Australian Open final hurt more

"All these finals I lost are weighing on me because I don't want it to happen again. This last Australian Open felt like the final line, I felt I was playing very good tennis, leading 3-0, it was like everything was in my hands. I could see that Elena barely had confidence at that moment of the match, so I felt like I was handing her the final, until she intervened. Suddenly, she felt like she was still in the match, so it was very painful... but as soon as I left the tournament, I forgot everything. I talked to the team and we made some mental changes, so now I will face the finals differently, changing perspective. I would say this year was more painful than in 2025, because Madison (Keys) simply outplayed me amazingly, I couldn't do anything, but this year's was in my hands. In reality, you never lose because you always learn something, so it's about doing better next time."

Winning a Grand Slam or winning the Double Sunshine?

"Definitely, it's a super difficult challenge. Winning a Grand Slam takes two weeks, but winning these two tournaments is almost four weeks, where you also have to play under different conditions, which is really complex and difficult. I like to pursue these kinds of things, but I try to take it step by step, not looking so far ahead, I think this is the best approach. I don't know which one is harder, I would say it's incomparable."

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