Australian Open and U.S. Open champion Sabalenka also won her opening ... To be able to show such great tennis and become world number one, It’s teamwork. It’s not only me." "Nobody sees the behind the scenes work. But they do a lot for me.

The world’s best players were in Cancun for the year-ending WTA Tour Finals, which terrible weather conditions and a hastily constructed venue turned into a circus. Sabalenka said on social media that she felt “disrespected” by the standard of the event, which included practice courts that didn’t feel safe to play on.

Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals of the WTA Finals with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Jasmine Paolini on Monday for a second straight victory in the group stage.

Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka plays a return to USA's Jessica Pegula during their women's final match on day thirteen of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City,