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Aryna Sabalenka - It's not possible without Dmitry Tursunov

In the summer it had looked like Aryna Sabalenka was looking for a new coach. Then Belorussia found back to Dmitry Tursunov.

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Another successful pair: Aryna Sabalenka and Dmitry Tursunov
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Another successful pair: Aryna Sabalenka and Dmitry Tursunov

Aryna Sabalenka's 2019 tennis year ended with a reasonably good end: The Belarusian first won the title at the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, and at the WTA Finals in Shenzhen Elise Mertens was the winner in a match win the group. For the first seeded pair bearable, finally Sabalenka and Mertens got their first joint Grand Slam title at the US Open.

At that time rather surprising in the coaching box: Dmitry Tursunov, actually long-time companion Sabalenkas, but in summer by mutual agreement divorced from the 21-year-old from Minsk. A mistake which Sabalenka and Tursunov have repaired as soon as possible. Because: Only together are they strong.

Sabalenka does not want to lose Tursunov

"After the US Open, I saw that I had a problem that distracted me from too many things off the court and prevented me from winning matches and special events," Sabalenka told the ubitennis platform a few days ago. net . "And I realized how stupid it was to blame Dmitry for my failure. So I found a way to restore our relationship. "

"I hope I can continue working with Dmitry," Sabalenka continues. "We tried to correct a few things for each other. And that helped me to stay positive. Our intention is simply to keep going because our collaboration works great. I do not want to lose him as a coach. "

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