Aryna - World's Number One

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Sabalenka Over Emma: Match of the Event So Far?

Yesterday's match could be the best so far. No, it wasn't tennis perfection. But for tension, drama and competitive energy, it was awesome. A packed stadium screamed for everything local Emma Raducanu did and as the pressure built on Sabalenka, it must have seemed as if Aryna was inside the OceanGate about to implode, crushed by the pressure of 14,979 spectators' roars. She wavered, she buckled but never collapsed.

I was definitely glued to the screen when Raducanu saved 7 break points. That was something else. It should quiet some of the Raducanu naysayers at least until the US Open.

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That is a no for me, as for the match of the tournament, not that it matters.

A big no. Fantasy.