After the Belarusian became a US Open champion, she was asked about her coach Stacy who went viral on social media. That’s when the former world No. 1 shared that the coach promised to do that if she made the final at Flushing Meadows.
“Jason promised me if I make it to the finals, he’s going to make it, he’s going to put it on his forehead. I wish it would be a little bit lower, like right here (gesturing towards her forehead) it would be cooler right?” she explained.
Meanwhile, Sabalenka highlighted that she was extremely proud following her win in New York.
In the past, the current world No. 2 was close to winning the final Grand Slam of the year a couple of times – she picked up back-to-back semifinals in 2021 and 2022 before finishing as runner-up last year.
That 2023 final loss was extremely painful because the 26-year-old made a dominant start and easily won the first but then Coco Gauff created a big comeback.
“I remember all those tough losses in the past here. It’s going to sound easy but never give up on your dreams and just keep trying, keep working hard.
If you’re really working hard and you’re sacrificing everything for a dream, you’re going to get it one day. I’m just super proud of myself.
I never say that, but really guys, I’m super proud of myself, I’m proud of my team that no matter what, no matter which situation we were facing, this season and in the past, we were able to go through it and get all those beautiful trophies,” Sabalenka recounted.
