Aryna Sabalenka’s Australian Open ‘Revenge’ Plot Prompts Martina Navratilova and Lindsay Davenport to Raise Valid Concerns

Belarusian tennis star Aryna Sabalenka and America’s Coco Gauff are all set to face off against each other in the semifinals of the ongoing Australian Open. Following this exciting match, Martina Navratilova and Lindsey Davenport revealed an exclusive concern for Coco Gauff. Now fans know well that Coco Gauff defeated Sabalenka in the US Open 2023. After that, this will be another Grand Slam event, when these two tennis prodigies will challenge each other on the court.

After a great victory against Barbora Krejcikova at Melbourne Park, Sabalenka revealed a surprising feeling as she prepared to meet Coco Gauff on the court again. While this match will surely be nerve-wracking, Navratilova and Davenport’s concern added more fuel to the fans’ excitement.

Navratilova and Davenport mentioned concerns following Sabalaenka’s “revenge” attitude towards Coco Gauff

Recently, a trusted tennis source shared a clip, where Martina Navratilova and Lindsey Davenport were spotted speaking about the upcoming match between Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff. In this clip, Navratilova said- “Sabalenka is just rolling over I have good news and bad news she has played so well but she hasn’t been tested.. so Coco will definitely test her. So let’s see who holds her nerve better. Coco has to be confident because she has beaten her at the US Open but then I think Sabalenka has learned a lot from that match. Again it’s gonna be all between the ears. They know how to play to win.. we’ll see who executes better.”

Davenport added his bits to Navratilova’s comments. She said- “Yeah it’s gonna be a big challenge to Sabalenka team to get her to not just believe but she’s gonna play a player that she knows she’s gonna get every single ball back in the play and for sure team Gauff lead by Brad Gilbert is gonna be ‘hey if you need to back up absorb or the pace, make her have to hit two or three extra shots she has started to make errors on those in the past. This tournament Sabalenka hasn’t had to play a great retriever someone who can handle her pace in the first two shots and get balls back. That’s gonna be a big change for Sabalenka in the math the court is fast though. That is a slight edge to Sabalenka.”

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Now Aryna Sabalenka herself admitted that she is excited to challenge Gauff once again in a Grand Slam event. Sabalenka said- “I love it. I love it. After US Open, I really wanted that revenge, and, I mean, that’s a great match. It’s always great battles against Coco, with really great fights. I’m happy to play her, and I’m super excited to play that semifinal match.”

Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff’s upcoming match will really be a nerve-wracking match for fans. Now that Sabalenka expressed her revenge ideas against Coco Gauff after the 2023 US Open, fans are thrilled to see how this Belarusian pulls off a hard game against the American tennis prodigy.

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