Variety is the other big addition to Sabalenka’s game. At the 2024 Italian Open, she was struggling with an injury against Elina Svitolina, and was unable to unload on her groundstrokes.
The Middle East swing continues with the season's first WTA 1000 tournament, the Qatar Open. It will be held from February 9-15, 2025, in Doha.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Aryna Sabalenka had fallen just short of winning a third straight Australian Open title, but it hadn’t affected her standing with the adoring Melbourne crowd.