Aryna Sabalenka‘s love for her father is a melody that echoes both on the court and in the heart! Whether it be a match or any normal day, she never forgets to mention her father and his contribution to her athletic achievements. She lost her father when he was just 43, and this was something that she was not ready for. She still gave her 100% on the court to achieve her father’s dream.

But do you know that the father-daughter duo shared similarities as athletes? Recently, an emotional revelation came to light in which the Grand Slam champion talked about a common quality that she shares with her father.

Aryna Sabalenka shares an athletic similarity with her father

The second season of the tennis documentary ‘Break Point’ recently became available on Netflix. The first episode of the series displayed the 25-year-old tennis player’s Australian Open journey after she won her first Grand Slam in 2023. The episode covered some interesting stories, among which, one story stood out the most.

There was an instance where Sabalenka talked about her father and also detailed how she is quite similar to her father in terms of her athletic personality. She stated, “My dad, he was a hockey player. He was an aggressive player like me. He wanted me just to be the best, but there is a lot of expectation.”

Along with that, Aryna Sabalenka also highlighted her dream of winning a Grand Slam title that she shared with her father. “But it was our dream with my dad to win a Grand Slam, and he thought that I will win before 25,” she added. She understood the fact that her performance in the Grand Slam events of 2023 could either make or break her father’s dream. Consequently, she gave her 100% and grabbed the first major tournament title of the year.

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The former world number one lost her father in 2019, but she has always remembered him during her matches. Moreover, now that she is achieving significant goals in the tennis arena, a few months ago she also just talked about their other combined dream that she wanted to achieve for her father.

Sabalenka’s another combined dream with her father

Apart from winning a Grand Slam title, there was one more thing that the father-daughter duo wanted to achieve on the tennis court. While Sabalenka was fighting for the world’s number one position, last year she revealed how she wanted to achieve that feat for her father.

In a candidate interview, she highlighted, “I’m just trying to fight because my dad wanted me to be No.1. I’m doing it for him so that’s what is helping me to be strong right now.” Well, just a few months after the statement in September, she suppressed Iga Swiatek and became WTA player number 1 for the first time in her tennis career, fulfilling her father’s wish.

Nevertheless, what are your thoughts on Aryna Sabalenka being an aggressive player, just like her father? Do share your views in the comment section below.

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