🎤 Heard in media
Aryna Sabalenka: "I was under so much pressure. It felt like she was just going for her shots, and everything was going in. She was just crushing it," she said, referring to their US Open 2023 battle. "I think at some moments she was just start questioning herself. I saw that and I felt like, 'Okay, now is the moment to make sure that you put as many balls back as you can.' I think that was the crucial moment. I just turn around things."
"This tournament she's playing incredible tennis as well. She's very aggressive player, serving well, moving well. I saw her matches here. She's in a great shape. It's also going to be a great battle. We had a lot of great battles in the past."
Madison Keys: "I think what's really impressive is her mentality. I think her ability to kind of always go for it, no matter what the score is, is really impressive.
I mean, she plays such fearless tennis. She has the ability to play so well that way. I think it's very unique. I think a lot of people, no matter what, even if it was a tight point, you kind of expect them to play a little bit more conservative or back down a little bit, and you know she's not going to do that.
"The one thing I really wanted to try to be better at was not playing more passive in big points and really, honestly, just trying to emulate the way she trusts her game and the way she goes after it."