Aryna Sabalenka has proclaimed that she feels ‘better than ever’ on clay courts, ahead of her French Open campaign.

The world No 1 has enjoyed a successful clay-court season, with a WTA 1000 victory in Madrid and a final at the Stuttgart event (which she lost to Jelena Ostapenko).

At the Belarusian’s last event – the Italian Open – Sabalenka was knocked out in the quarter-final stage by Zheng Qinwen, 6-4, 6-3.

“I think throughout the years I improved a lot, and today I feel physically, mentally, and I think my game is pretty much ready to play on clay,” stated Sabalenka, during her pre-tournament French Open press conference.

“Yeah, I definitely feel stronger than ever.

Honestly, preparation-wise, there is no difference. Mentally, and like in my head, there is no difference [in being

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