When Aryna Sabalenka is under pressure, that’s when she fights her hardest. We saw it in Riyadh. The world No. 1 fought and defeated Jessica Pegula, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 in the group stage of the WTA Finals. But it wasn’t easy at all. Pegula continued to charge the net, cutting off angles and totally dominating the second set with excellent shots. It seemed that for a moment, Sabalenka was losing control. Then, she changed gears and turned the match. After the win, she revealed what helped her turn things around.

In a post shared by The Tennis Letter , an interviewer praised her passing shots, calling them “ insane ,” and asked her about the win . Sabalenka laughed and said, “ I mean, she played incredible on the net. Like, every time I would try to go to, like, these a bit slo

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