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Belarusian star Aryna Sabalenka has worked with biomechanics and performance coaches in order to make progress and it appears to have paid off as she has kicked off 2023 with a perfect 11-0 record and two titles: Adelaide and the Australian Open.
Former Olympic singles champion Monica Puig has been impressed by how far Sabalenka has come having suffered some heart-breaking Grand Slam semi-final results in recent years.
Former Puerto Rican star Puig, told Sky Sports: "Sabalenka gave a clear indication that she did her homework during the off-season.
"There was a question mark prior to the Australian Open: Who was going to be the person who stepped it up in the off-season?
"She worked tirelessly on her fitness and her tennis. She had that extra time to see what was lacking in her game and now Sabalenka was serving so much better, which is something that has been a crutch in her game.
"She talked a lot about her mental attitude and how she was working with a psychologist but then stopped working with that psychologist because at the end of the day the only person who could fix her is herself.
"Nobody knows your own problems more than yourself and that was a really good self-analysis, also a very mature answer and a very mature thing for her to do.
"A lot of people benefit from having a mental coach. Swiatek benefits from having a mental coach on her team but maybe for Sabalenka, it just didn't work."