“Sandra stated that Martha had plenty of free time”, — write: sport.ua
“The off-season is the time when we do all the work for the next season. We were both lucky, because Marta had enough free time, and then we seemed to smoothly transition to pre-season training. We started with fitness training, and now we are playing tennis a little more. So we are waiting for the start of the new season and the first matches.
I think every player has their own offseason plan. But in general, it all boils down to what worked this year and what didn’t, what we want to achieve in the new season and what we need to do for it. Before the start of pre-season training, such a “brainstorming” is held, in which the whole team participates, including the physical training coach and physiotherapist. We have to see what needs to be done to take Marta to the next level. And after such a plan is drawn up, we execute it.
The most important thing is that the player is healthy and well rested before starting the training block. Because sometimes it happens, and this is exactly the situation with the guys in the ATP, whose season is so long. I can’t even imagine… It looks like they only have a few days off and they’re right back into tennis. Therefore, we were lucky that Marta had time to rest not only physically, but also mentally. And she was glad to return to training and even missed tennis a little. And that’s exactly what you want from a player – to miss the game a little before the start of the next season.”
Kostyuk will open 2025 at the WTA 500 tournament in Brisbane. After that, she will compete in the same category in Adelaide, after which she will go to the Australian Open.