Belarusian tennis ace Aryna Sabalenka dropped a behind-the-scenes video of her enjoying time with her team members. In the video, she reiterated her advice about the need to surround oneself with good people, something she had spoken about after her win in Cincinnati last month.
In the video, Sabalenka and her team can be seen having fun during training sessions as well as after her matches at the US Open. It also features Sabalenka’s boyfriend Georgios Frangulis, her fitness coach Jason Stacy, head coach Anton Durov, her friend Paula Badosa, and WTA star Ons Jabeur.
While the visuals showed Sabalenka having fun with her team, bits from the Belarusian’s speeches from the Cincinnati Masters and the US Open played in the background. The World No. 2 shared the video on her Instagram.
Watch the video below:
Aryna Sabalenka stressed on the need to be with with ‘good’ people after wins in Cincinnati and New York
After her win in Cincinnati, Aryna Sabalenka talked about the importance of being with the right people. She said that it was the best advice she could share with anyone. The Belarusian, who endured a tough phase this season, said it was important to have people with whom one can share everything.
The best advice I would give is to surround yourself with the right people; people you can trust, people you can talk to about anything. It’s so important to have someone you can talk through whatever’s going on.
Aryna Sabalenka said during her Cincinnati Open speech (H/T: Tennis.com)
Later, after clinching her maiden title at the US Open, the 26-year-old expressed gratitude for her team and said that she would not exist without them.
No matter which situation we were facing this season or last season, we were able to go through it and get all those beautiful trophies. [Their support] means everything. Without them I would not exist and as I always say, without me you guys wouldn't exist too, so you are welcome. You guys are my family. I could not imagine my tennis life and my personal life without you.Aryna Sabalenka said in her on-court interview
The Belarusian was well supported by her team. They all even sported temporary tiger tattoos to support her during the US Open final, where she defeated Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 to win her third singles Major. With that win in New York, Sabalenka became the fifth player in the Open Era to win both the Australian Open and the US Open in the same year.