Olympics-Tennis-Fearless Sabalenka ready for 'new challenge' in Tokyo


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 20 Jul 2021

FILE PHOTO: Jul 8, 2021; London, United Kingdom; Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) seen playing Karolina Pliskova (CZE) in the womenÕs singles quarter final match at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Peter van den Berg-USA TODAY Sports

TOKYO (Reuters) - Fresh from her breakthrough Grand Slam performance at Wimbledon, world number three Aryna Sabalenka is heading to the 2020 Olympics determined to win a medal for Belarus and says she has no reason to fear any of her rivals in Tokyo.

The 23-year-old has won 10 titles on the WTA Tour but had never crossed the fourth round at a Grand Slam before this month's Wimbledon, where she made it to the semi-finals before losing in three sets to Czech Karolina Pliskova.

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