There was a point during Aryna Sabalenka's career that she wondered why fans would ask her for an autograph, so low was her confidence in her ability to mix it with the best at the grand slams.
Sabalenka's frank assessment speaks volumes for the emotional transformation she went through to achieve her breakthrough victory at the majors.
"Just having this understanding that I'm a good player [means] I can handle a lot of emotions, a lot of things on court. The tournament fifth seed had to fight back from a set down, while in the third she nearly stumbled when she was on the cusp of victory.
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