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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tumaini Carayol at Melbourne Park

‘I didn’t want to win it then disappear’: Sabalenka aims for more slam glory

Aryna Sabalenka says she is determined to continue winning grand slam titles and adding to her count after she dismantled Zheng Qinwen, the 12th seed, 6-3, 6-2 in 76 minutes to win the Australian Open for a second time.

“It’s been in my mind that I didn’t want to be that player who win it and then disappeared,” said Sabalenka, the second seed. “I just wanted to show that I’m able to be consistently there and I’m able to win another one. I really hope that more, more than two right now, but for me was really important. That’s why, no matter what the result, like, win or lose, we are always working hard, we always looking for things to improve in my game.”

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