Exclusive: ‘One Grand Slam not enough’ – Aryna Sabalenka hungry for more ahead of Wimbledon semi-final

Ayrna Sabalenka has said in an exclusive interview with Eurosport’s Barbara Schett that she is “looking forward to winning more Grand Slams” after reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals with victory over Madison Keys

The world No. 2 put in a dominant performance against Keys on Court One, and simply had too much power for her American opponent.

It is the second time she has reached the final four at SW19, and while she already has a Grand Slam to her name this season after winning the Australian Open, Sabalenka admitted she was desperate for more.

“I’m happy to be back in the semi-finals and hopefully I can do better than last time,” she told Schett. “I think I control myself more, understand myself more, tennis wise I have improved so much since last time so I think I’m a different player compared to myself two years ago.

“(Winning the Australian Open) has given me more belief in myself, it was really unbelievable and I’m super happy to have one Grand Slam, but one Grand Slam is not enough for me and I’m really looking forward for more. I’m going to do everything I can to get another one.”

Jabeur stands in her way in the final four on Thursday after the Tunisian beat defending champion Elena Rybakina in three sets.

Jabeur reached last year’s final and will be desperate to go one better, but Sabalenka said she is driven by the dreams she had as a girl.

“I was dreaming about Wimbledon when I was little,” she added. “It’s always different, it’s always special, I’m going to do everything I can to make it happen.

And while she said she was excited about the match, Sabalenka also shared how she thinks she can get the better of Jabeur.

“We played a lot of matches against each other,” she said. “It’s always great and I’m really looking forward to this match.

“You have to stay really low against (Jabeur)…you basically have to touch the ground.”

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