‘There Are a Few Players I Don’t Love Playing’ – Ajla Tomljanovic Reveals an Interesting Reason Behind Not Looking at the Draws

Australian tennis star Ajla Tomljanovic had a brilliant run in the Wimbledon Championships 2022. The 29-year-old made it to her second consecutive Wimbledon quarterfinal. However, she lost against the eventual champion Elena Rybakina in a three-set match.

Meanwhile, the Aussie appeared in an interview. She discussed various aspects of her career and life. Interestingly, the host asked her if she prefers looking at the draw or taking one match at a time. Here’s how she replied.

Ajla Tomljanovic doesn’t like looking at the draws

The 29-year-old accepted that earlier in her career she used to get very excited about the draws. However, a certain incident changed her approach.

“I never look at the draw. I don’t know when it happened where I was like I needed to kind of take not the pressure off but just the expectation a little bit because there are a few players I don’t love playing and one time it happened that I was playing a girl I was about to win and already I was thinking about oh my gosh tomorrow this girl I am gonna.. and I came off the corner and I was like okay that can’t be happening. So I was like, let me solve that by just not looking at the draw,” she said.

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Later, she accepted that now she has her coach tell her in advance about the next match.

“Now I’m like religiously, I have my coach text me who I am playing,” she added.

It works differently for the players, as a few might use the draws to plan according to the strengths of their opponents.

Tomljanovic on Chris Evert

The Aussie shares a good bond with the legendary former tennis player Chris Evert. In an interview after finishing her Wimbledon campaign, she praised the 67-year-old. Further, she revealed that Evert has been a constant support for her and credited her for her success. She recalled how Evert would text to motivate her before the first-round match. While constantly reminding her not to lose focus after a few wins.

Tomljanovic described every as a great human being but a very competitive tennis player who will do anything to win a match.

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It’s great for the Aussie to have someone like Evert behind her back. The 18-time Grand Slam champion is someone that every tennis player would want to have as a guide.