Year-end No.1 Sabalenka: “I want to dominate like Serena and Iga”
2 days ago · 12 November 2024. Aryna Sabalenka has capped a brilliant season by finishing the year at world No.1. The sparkling achievement serves as reward for an unforgettable 2024 campaign, during which she defended her Australian Open title and won her first US Open. Now a three-time major winner, Sabalenka became only the second woman this century ...
The long game: Aryna Sabalenka's journey to the year-end No.1 …
3 days ago · 2024 WTA Finals. Greg Garber. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Last year, Aryna Sabalenka seized the No.1 ranking from Iga Swiatek for eight weeks after the US Open. Swiatek snatched it back by winning her last 11 matches of 2023, culminating with the title at the WTA Finals in Cancun. “I would say that I wasn’t ready,” Sabalenka said here last week.
Zheng into last four of Finals as Sabalenka loses - BBC
Nov 6, 2024 · Zheng Qinwen needed just 67 minutes to beat Jasmine Paolini in Riyadh Zheng Qinwen crushed Jasmine Paolini to reach the WTA Finals last four as an already-qualified Aryna Sabalenka lost to an ...
Aryna Sabalenka clinches the WTA year-end No. 1 ranking for the …
Nov 5, 2024 · RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka clinched the year-end No. 1 spot in the women’s rankings for the first time when Iga Swiatek lost at the WTA Finals on Tuesday. Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from Belarus, was assured of finishing 2024 atop the WTA without swinging her racket on Tuesday, thanks to Swiatek’s 6-3, 6-4 setback against Coco Gauff at the season-ending tournament in Saudi ...
Sabalenka takes out Paolini at WTA Finals to clinch semifinal berth
Nov 4, 2024 · 2024 WTA Finals. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka secured her spot in the semifinals at the WTA Finals Riyadh after defeating No.4 Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 7-5 on Monday. With the win, Sabalenka improved to 2-0 in the Purple Group and, combined with Zheng Qinwen's victory over Elena Rybakina earlier in the day, ensured her finish ...
Why Aryna Sabalenka overtook Iga Swiatek for world number …
By James Hansen. Nov 1, 2024. The tennis world awoke to a surprise on Monday, with Aryna Sabalenka replacing Iga Swiatek as No. 1 in the WTA rankings. Sabalenka, who has won two Grand Slam titles ...
Aryna Sabalenka’s U.S. Open win confirms battle for supremacy …
Sep 7, 2024 · NEW YORK — By winning the U.S. Open, Aryna Sabalenka established herself as the preeminent force in women’s tennis of the moment — but world No. 1 Iga Swiatek will have something to say about...
Aryna Sabalenka defeats home favorite Zheng Qinwen to win …
Oct 14, 2024 · Aryna Sabalenka secured her third straight Wuhan Open title with a hard-fought victory over Zheng Qinwen on Sunday. In a rematch of this year’s Australian Open final, the world No. 2 defeated...
Aryna Sabalenka wins Australian Open for second time, defeating …
Jan 27, 2024 · Aryna Sabalenka won the Australian Open with a decisive, straight-sets win over Zheng Qinwen, a fitting end to a fortnight that established her as the class of her sport at the moment, even if...
Aryna Sabalenka beats Zheng Qinwen to win Australian ... - AP News
Jan 27, 2024 · Aryna Sabalenka has successfully defended her Australian Open title. The No. 2-ranked Sabalenka clinched back-to-back titles at Melbourne Park with a 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 12-seeded Zheng Qinwen in the women’s final.