Sobolenko is now the most dangerous player on the tour, says the former coach of the tennis player Tursunov

Australian Open 2023 champion Arina Sobolenko is now in the strongest shape on the tour, Dmitry Tursunov, former coach of the athlete, told Metaratings.ru.

On the way to the final of the Australian Open, Arina Sobolenko outplayed the current athlete Tursunova Belinda Bencic with a score of 7:5, 6:2. In the decisive match, the Belarusian tennis player defeated Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan (4:6, 6:3, 6:4).

– Sobolenko is very talented, she has a huge potential. Not using it is almost impossible. Arina is in her strongest form on the tour. She went to this for a long time. Probably, Sobolenko is now the most dangerous player – she figured out her demons, this helps her.

– Do you feel your connection with this victory of Sobolenko?

It doesn’t matter how I feel. What matters is what the player says. The question is not for me. That should be answered by other people in tennis.

– Did the flight surprise Sventek?

– No, not at all. She lost to Rybakina in an exhibition match as well. She says she doesn’t need to change anything. In my understanding, this is erroneous – she has enough moments that need to be improved. I don’t see her continuing to dominate as too many players can physically take her off the court. This can be done by Arina, and Elena, and Badosa, the same Garcia.

If she does not improve her moments, she will not be able to hold on. It is clear that the number one position is the average component of all results after a year. But it seems to me that the girls who played in the final today will dominate. Arina – more. Lena is not yet in the form in which she can be.

• Sobolenko after winning the Australian Open rose to second place in the WTA rankings, Kudermetova left the top 10