“Pressure is power”: Aryna Sabalenka drops new Wilson ad, graces Esquire cover

Fans missing Aryna Sabalenka at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix are getting treated to a deluge of new content from the world No. 1, who debuted her new racquet and sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Esquire for a chic cover shoot.

“Pressure is power,” Sabalenka proclaims in the advertisement for the Wilson Blade v10.

A four-time Grand Slam champion, Sabalenka certainly turned pressure into power in 2026. She shook off an Australian Open finals defeat to Elena Rybakina by winning the Sunshine Double, claiming back-to-back titles at the BNP Paribas Open and the Miami Open. In Miami, she avenged the loss to Rybakina in straight sets.

“I have a lot of regrets. I think we all do,” she told editor-in-chief Michael Sebastian. “Mistakes make us better people. It’s tough to be the person without regrets and mistakes. You better stay away from those people.”

Sabalenka revisited some of the tougher lessons she’s learned in her tennis career—namely her post-Roland Garros finals press conference, during which she was reluctant to give credit to Coco Gauff after a three-set defeat.

“I have to take my time after the match before I go to the press conference when I lose the match, because when you do it straightaway, you’re still that emotional person,” said Sabalenka.

Sabalenka and Gauff eventually smoothed things over, shooting a pair of conciliatory TikToks.

For all of her success, the 27-year-old has dealt with plenty of disappointment and grief, losing her father in 2019.

“It’s important to grieve, to cry, to go through the emotions,” she said. “Never hold it inside, because it’ll destroy you from the inside.”

Click here to read the full Esquire interview with Sabalenka.