Reigning Australian Open Champion Discredits Serena Williams’ Ex-coach Patrick Mouratoglou-Backed Idea With a Confident Statement

Current Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka has already reached those unprecedented heights at the very start of this season. Now, the Belarusian tennis player has taken her dominating style of play to the Dubai championship. Talking now of her remarkable performances, the entire tennis community has been wondering if the ‘modern’ notion of on-court coaching has helped her game style.

The Australian Open champion, on the other hand, discredited the idea backed by the legendary coach, Patrick Mouratoglou. Here’s what the WTA star has to say about the modern idea of on-court coaching.

Aryna Sabalenka opens up about her dominating style of play

The Belarusian tennis player has been busy in Dubai as she has reached the quarterfinal round by outclassing some of the top players. Notably, the entire tennis community has been lavishing praise after witnessing her on-court antics against the Latvian tennis player, Jeļena Ostapenko.

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Aryna Sabalenka was also asked about her dominating style of play during the press conference of the Dubai championship. She was also asked if the on-court coaching has been useful to her given her recent performances. The Australian Open champion jokingly showed her skepticism toward the modern concept of coaching.

Later, Sabalenka said that she knows that people are talking about the notion of on-court coaching and its impact on her performance.

The WTA star added that she knows what she has to do on the tennis court. Sabalenka also said that she has already spoken about the same topic before the match, adding that they only tell her to stay low and dominate her opponent.

The Belarusian tennis star added, “That’s it. What they are saying, it’s really helping me at some point.”

Roger Federer’s former coach also spoke about on-court coaching

Apart from Aryna Sabalenka, a lot of people in the tennis community have been vocal about the modern notion of coaching on the tennis court. Roger Federer’s former coach, Ivan Ljubičić, falls into the category of those complaining about on-court coaching.

The former Croatian tennis player said that it was always a stressful part when he was coaching the Swiss tennis Maestro and others. He further expressed his disappointment by saying it put pressure on the players during their training sessions.

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