Aryna - World's Number One

[jimlosaltos]

Can you believe it's been 5 years since we featured Sabalenka in a TPN Tour Portrait? Please click at this link to see Aryna featured in this June issue.

Since then Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka (first name pronounced "Ah-REEN-ah, like sports arena) won three (3) slams - the Ausse in 2023, 2024, and USO in 2024 - to pass Iga for world number one. Along the way she's dealt with serving woes that would have destroyed the self-confidence of most players, and never stopped hitting out. If she gets by Coco tomorrow, Aryna will be a threat -- for the Chunnel Sweep?

Our photos of her come from multiple matches at both San Jose and the BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells. Please enjoy. All (c)jfawcette.

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[jimlosaltos]

Aryna is still number one by a good margin. Her 3,500+ lead over Coco almost equals Coco's lead on number 8 Madison Keys.

Perhaps the most surprising is that 5 players, half the top 10, are Americans, with Keys' resurgence being the biggest surprise. Jingoists rejoice!

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