“My goal has always been to make our family name part of tennis history,” mission accomplished for Sabalenka

What escaped her last year came back to her this year. Beaten in the final of the US Open in 2023 by Coco Gauff (2-6, 6-3, 6-2), Aryna Sabalenka achieved her goals by winning the 2024 edition of the New York tournament against another American opponent. The Belarusian won with difficulty in two sets (7-5, 7-5) against Jessica Pegula.

After a period of mistreatment, the Belarusian has managed to regain the upper hand [elle était menée 5-3 dans le deuxième set, NDLR] . “After leading 3-0, I didn’t expect to see her return to such a high level of play. She had incredible tennis, very aggressive. I feel like in one second I found myself trailing 5-3. I was serving, I just told myself that I wanted to keep my commitment, I was already preparing for the third set, I wanted to at least regain confidence in my serve before. Finally I won this game and I was then able to put enormous pressure on her commitment to break her.”she analyzed at a press conference.

A conference that she began by paying tribute to her father: “Since I lost my father (in 2019), my goal has always been to make our family name part of tennis history. Every time I see my name engraved on this trophy, it fills me with pride. I am also proud that my family has never given up on my dream and continues to support me.”