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Victoria Azarenka, Aryna Sabalenka, Karolina Pliskova, and Others Prepare For Tokyo Olympics 2021 Ahead of Wimbledon Championships 2021

With the successful completion of the French Open 2021, it’s now time for the grass-court season. Players seem pretty excited about it and some have even begun training hard for it. The WTA 500 Berlin 2021 will begin today and fans will see the likes of Aryna Sabalenka, Victoria Azarenka, and many more in action on the grass.

The Wimbledon Championships 2021 are two weeks away now. Before that, there are a number of tournaments for both ATP and WTA players. Interestingly, the Halle Open and the WTA Berlin 2021 are both starting today.

In an exciting doubles match at the Grass Court Championships, Berlin, Victoria Azarenka will team up with Aryna Sabalenka. The pair will face Karolina Muchova and Karolina Pliskova in the first round of the tournament today. The doubles match will also help both the pairs to practice together ahead of the Tokyo Olympics 2021.

Karolina Pliskova
Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 11, 2021. Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova celebrates after winning her second-round match against Danielle Collins of the U.S. REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake

It is definitely preparation for both the Belarusians as well as for the Czechs on grass. After a poor show at the French Open 2021, Sabalenka, Azarenka, and Pliskova will want to improve their gameplay and come back strong at Wimbledon 2021.

Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka in the 2021 season

Even though Sabalenka didn’t enjoy a great run at the French Open, she has played some amazing tennis this season so far. She is currently the World No.4 player and has won the Mutua Madrid Open 2021 title. In addition, the Belarusian player was also the runner-up at the WTA Stuttgart Open 2021- losing to Ashleigh Barty in the finals.

Aryna Sabalenka
Tennis – WTA 1000 – Madrid Open – Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain – May 8, 2021. Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka celebrates winning her final match against Australia’s Ashleigh Barty with the trophy REUTERS/Sergio Perez

On the other hand, Victoria Azarenka hasn’t been up to the mark this season. However, she found some momentum lately as she managed to enter the pre-quarters at Roland Garros 2021 after a gap of eight years. Before that, she managed to reach the semi-finals of the Qatar Open 2021 and lost in the pre-quarters of the Miami Open 2021.

Victoria Azarenka
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – May 30, 2021. Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka reacts during her first-round match against Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

The two Belarusian players will certainly want to shine on grass after a topsy-turvy season. Their fans have huge expectations from them and a doubles title before Wimbledon 2021 will definitely give them a big boost. Will Sabalenka be able to win her first major at the Wimbledon Championships this year?

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