By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday September 9, 2024
New York—Aryna Sabalenka made a promise to herself when her father Sergiy handed away prematurely in 2019 because of meningitis.
To meet his dream and develop into one of the best on the planet.
After profitable her third main title, Sabalenka as soon as once more made it clear that he’s nonetheless No.1 in her hear, 5 years after his passing.
When requested what she felt her place within the historical past of the game is after claiming her third main title, Sabalenka stated:
“After I misplaced my father, it is at all times been my aim to place our household identify within the historical past of tennis. Each time I see my identify on that trophy, I am so pleased with myself, I am pleased with my household that they by no means gave up on my dream and that they had been doing every part they may to maintain me going.”
Sabalenka, who’s 27-1 in her final 28 Grand Slam match on laborious courts, is now fourth on the WTA’s lively Grand Slam title winner listing, behind solely Venus Williams (7), Iga Swiatek (5) and Naomi Osaka (4).
She defeated Jessica Pegula, 7-5, 7-5 on Saturday in Arthur Ashe Stadium to solidify her standing as one of the best laborious court docket participant in girls’s tennis.
‘It has been at all times my dream,” she stated. “I nonetheless type of can’t imagine that I used to be in a position to obtain, like me with my staff, we had been in a position to obtain a lot already.”
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