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 attributable to meningitis.
To satisfy his dream and grow to be the most effective on this planet.
After successful 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 purpose to place our household title within the historical past of tennis. Each time I see my title 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 the whole lot they might to maintain me going.”
Sabalenka, who’s 27-1 in her final 28 Grand Slam match on onerous courts, is now fourth on the WTA’s lively Grand Slam title winner checklist, 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 the most effective onerous courtroom participant in girls’s tennis.
‘It has been at all times my dream,” she stated. “I nonetheless form of can’t consider that I used to be in a position to obtain, like me with my workforce, we had been in a position to obtain a lot already.”
