US Open star Sabalenka left red-faced after forgetting guidelines and celebrating

It may have been a troublesome state of affairs to stroll again into, having gone from being locked into the match to sudden jubilation, then compelled again and switching gears mentally to assert three extra factors towards a really succesful opponent. When quizzed about her response, Sabalenka admitted that she was anticipating to lose after being instructed to cease celebrating.

“Honestly, I was thinking that if I’m going to lose this semi-final,” she stated. “I’ll be struggling with sleep for I don’t know how many days! And I was just, like, I don’t want this to happen. I need some sleep, and I need to be fine.

“I was just, like, come on, keep trying, keep pushing. I don’t know, do something extra. Just try to turn around this match. I think this kind of thinking really helped me to stay in the game and to keep trying, keep pushing, to still have this belief that I have a chance to turn around this match.”