Aryna Sabalenka (2. WTA) on Saturday she won against Jessica Pegula (6. WTA) 7:5, 7:5 in final US Open. With this, the Belarusian won her third Grand Slam title. Previously, Sabalenka had won the Australian Open twice. At the same time, she made up for the losses in the WTA ranking to such an extent that Iga Świątek's advantage (1. WTA) amounts to just over two thousand points.
Aryna Sabalenka wants to become number one in the WTA rankings. “I hope so”
Sabalenka was the world number one for several weeks after last year's US Open. However, she returned to the top spot after the WTA Finals Iga Swiatekwho won the competition in Cancun, Mexico. Is Sabalenka thinking about overtaking the US Open? The tennis player spoke about it at a press conference after Saturday's final.
– Honestly, I try not to focus on the ranking. Not enough to see where I am at the end of the tournament. I focus on myself. I know that if I play my best in every tournament tennis and if I can do that, show my fighting spirit, I will be number one again. I am focused on improving as a player and as a person. I hope that one day I will be at the top of the rankings – said Sabalenka.
– After my father died, my goal was to put my name, my surname in tennis history. Every time I see my name on the trophy, I feel proud of myself, of my family, who never gave up on fulfilling my dream and did everything they could so that I could move on. It was always my dream. I still can't believe everything we have achieved together – added the Belarusian.
After the New York competition, there will be WTA 500 tournaments in Guadalajara (9-15 September) and Seoul (16-22 September). The next big tournament will be the WTA 1000 in Beijing, which will be played from 25 September to 6 October.