{"id":2112584,"date":"2026-08-26T13:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T10:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2112584"},"modified":"2026-08-26T13:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T10:30:15","slug":"boris-becker-questions-aryna-sabalenkas-focus-as-he-makes-blunt-social-media-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2112584","title":{"rendered":"Boris Becker questions Aryna Sabalenka&#8217;s &#8216;focus&#8217; as he makes blunt social media comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Boris Becker questions Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s \u2018focus\u2019 as he makes blunt social media comment<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a 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!text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Aryna Sabalenka reacts during a match                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Tennis great Boris Becker has questioned if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/aryna-sabalenka\">Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> has \u201clost focus\u201d on tennis following her difficult run of form heading into the 2026 US Open.<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka has held the world No 1 ranking for 97 consecutive weeks since October 2024, having been the most consistent WTA Tour player over the past two years.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old Belarusian star is, though, just 434 points clear of world No 2 Elena Rybakina, and she is in danger of losing top spot at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/us-open\">US Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since winning the Miami Open in March, Sabalenka has failed to reach a final, and she has made just one semi-final, across seven tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>The four-time Grand Slam winner fell in the fourth round in Cincinnati, Toronto and Wimbledon \u2014 which were her last three events.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with former WTA star Andrea Petkovic on the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZYocWMR0ZhI\" target=\"_blank\">Becker Petkovic<\/a> podcast, Becker debated whether tennis remains Sabalenka\u2019s top priority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs it a sporting question? Or is it a question of attitude and mentality? Because it all sounds to me like she isn\u2019t handling the pressure right now, regardless of who the opponent is. She herself isn\u2019t putting too much pressure on,\u201d said the former world No 1 (translated from German).<\/p>\n<h2>More Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/us-open\/coco-gauff-iga-swiatek-picked-ahead-vulnerable-aryna-sabalenka-us-open-title\"><strong>Aryna Sabalenka \u2018vulnerable\u2019 at US Open \u2013 \u2018I would go with Iga Swiatek\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/elena-rybakina-can-become-the-world-no-1-us-open-without-even-playing\"><strong>How Elena Rybakina can become the world No 1 at the US Open without even playing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question is: why? I like her, I enjoy watching her, but at the moment, she is seen more often on her social media platforms than on the tennis court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s all fine. Maybe the focus has been lost a little. She has been playing successfully for a long time, has earned a lot of money, won a lot of titles, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s recently engaged. Is her private life her focus right now? And tennis number two? Because that would explain it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The six-time Grand Slam champion went on to suggest that Sabalenka may benefit from adding a new coach to her team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHas she lost her inner belief in her own strength? That\u2019s what I would judge as a hobby psychologist,\u201d Becker continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that is also a sign, when you simply make these unforced errors in the decisive phases. You can play poorly sometimes, but the opponent can also hit the ball out. That\u2019s why you should get the ball in, get into the rally first, maybe they\u2019ll hit it into the net.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut when she tries to go for a winner on the very first shot, that speaks to fear, that speaks to insecurity. That she doesn\u2019t even want to get into the rally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut this hasn\u2019t just happened once, it\u2019s happened since April, and at some point, it really gnaws at your self confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething is missing. The question is always, can the team around her provide that? Or, does she need a change of scenery?<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Iga] Swiatek has a new coach since the spring: Francisco Roig. It doesn\u2019t go well immediately, but now after three months, she has found her old form again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes Sabalenka, perhaps, need a different approach, a different training mode. Because at some point, when you\u2019ve been working successfully with your team for years, you\u2019ve heard everything 11 times already, and it\u2019s no longer that exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/greg-rusedski-alex-eala-something-nobody-else-does\">Greg Rusedski reveals what Alex Eala does better than her WTA rivals<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boris Becker questions Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s \u2018focus\u2019 as he makes blunt social media comment Ewan West 26 Aug 2026 2:30 PM Aryna Sabalenka reacts during a match Tennis great Boris Becker has questioned if Aryna Sabalenka has \u201clost focus\u201d on tennis following her difficult run of form heading into the 2026 US Open. 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