Mengenai kondisi fisik dan mental menjelang pertandingan, Sabalenka menyatakan tidak ada masalah. Motivasi bertanding berada dalam level tertinggi sebelum kendali permainan hilang di tengah laga.

"I felt really great. I felt ready to fight, I was super motivated, as always.

I just think there's something in a specific moment in the mind that happens, where I lose control of the match," ujarnya.

Sabalenka menolak anggapan bahwa dirinya mengharapkan kemenangan mudah. Kualitas permainan Shnaider yang sedang dalam performa terbaik diakui menjadi tantangan besar.

"I don't want easy wins. For me it's about suffering, overcoming.

But also, how can you tell – Shnaider is in great shape, she's playing great tennis. I'd say it was a chance for me," katanya.

Terkait langkah selanjutnya, Sabalenka mengaku belum memiliki rencana pasti. "I honestly don't know.

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I guess I don't know. (Pause) I don't know," ujarnya.