But Sabalenka had a different response when asked about her approach to the Italian Open final compared to their Madrid meeting. After being a point away from the trophy in Spain, the world No. 2 said: “Well, definitely if I’m going to get to the point when I’m going to stay there with the match point, I’m going to go a little bit more aggressive.
“I’ll just go. I’ll trust myself and go for shots instead of, like, trying to keep in the point, just keep the ball back in. Instead of play safe, I would just go for it. Approach? I mean, I think the level is there, the tennis is there, that I got everything to get this win. I just have to focus on myself, I guess, and not rush things, wait for the right shot to finish the point.”
