Sabalenka, at the head of Belarusian tennis and part of an iconic group of champions

Aryna Sabalenka continues to achieve prestigious results in her professional career. The second racket in the world became the New US Open Queen After Victory Over American Jessica Pegula (6th). The immense achievement came with the confirmation of her leadership in the history of Belarusian tennis and entry into an iconic club of champions.

Aryna Sabalenka made history for Belarusian tennis. Getty Images

Ahead of the 2024 US Open final, Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka shared an identical Grand Slam record which often generated comparisons among her compatriots.

Both reached number one in the world and won the Australian Open twice in a row.. A concatenation of achievements that related them as the top exponents in the history of Belarusian tennis.

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In New York, Victoria had had opportunities to add her third Grand Slam crown but, for one reason or another, she was denied in three major finals: she lost in 2012-2013 to Serena Williams and in 2020, her most recent appearance at that stage, to Naomi Osaka.

For Sabalenka, the US Open also represented the tournament in which she had achieved the best results so far thanks to that memorable finish that slipped through her fingers against Coco Gauff in 2023.

A year later, she displayed her power for much of the American tour on hard court and managed to reach the decisive match once again. There, she seized the opportunity with force and finally lifted the third Grand Slam trophy she so desired. In this way, he emerged from a tie with his compatriot and took the lead in the history of tennis in his country.

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But with her consecration over Jessica Pegula, in addition, The Minsk native joined an iconic group of champions, being one of only five players to have won two Grand Slam titles on hard court in the same season in the last 36 years, behind Steffi Graf (1988, 1989), Monica Seles (1991, 1992), Martina Hingis (1997) and Angelique Kerber (2016).