The world number one is renowned for her powerful hitting and expressing her emotions on court and explained that she has to balance "two personalities" as she is very different away from the sport.

Sabalenka told Esquire magazine: "Until the end of my life, I'll have to do something where I'm that aggressive – maybe boxing – because I feel like I'm balancing these two personalities really well.

"On the court, I'm quite aggressive, quite emotional, which I need to be to pull out my best tennis.

"Off the court, I'm a completely different person."

Sabalenka has won four Grand Slams during her career so far and explained that she isn't afraid to celebrate after a significant victory.

The Belarusian ace said: "When I'm in the pre-season or during a tournament, I'm not drinking at all.

"But I have my moments, like when it's a big win of course I party and drink.

"It's important to balance it. To cut everything out from your life is not healthy. At some point you can lose it and go crazy in different directions."

Sabalenka suffered from a case of the "serving yips" back in 2022 and explained that it caused her such anguish that she was contemplating quitting tennis.

She said: "It was tough because imagine you're doing something for your whole life, and you're really trying to be great, and you love the sport, and then at some point, just like that, you cannot serve.

"And then you struggle, you struggle, and you get to the point of just giving up. Mentally, that's tough.

"That was a tough period, but it made me so strong, like never before.

"Nowadays, I'm confident that even if my serve is not going well, I can still fight and still try to win the match without my serve. That was tough, but at the same time, like a very good moment and a very good lesson for me."