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Sabalenka, who stopped consulting a
psychologist in pre-season and took the mental aspect of her
game into her own hands, said that earlier in her career she
lacked the composure to win matches that were not going her way.
"I'd get crazy and I would keep screaming, keep throwing the
racket probably and keep giving her so many chances to win," the
Belarusian, who won the quarter-final 2-6 6-2 6-1, told
reporters.
Sabalenka, who won her first Grand Slam title at the Australian
Open this year, said the top players were able to take their
opportunities by staying focused while younger players tended to
overthink things.
"You can play with more passion. You're not going over-crazy
about things. When you see an opportunity, you take it," she
added.
"As a top player, you understand ... you're calmer and
understand things better. So I prefer to be a top player going
to the third set."
World number 59 Sherif will return to the top 50 next Monday
after becoming the first Egyptian to reach the quarter-final of
a WTA 1000 tournament.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru, Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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