By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday September 7, 2024
New York—Aryna Sabalenka battled past Jessica Pegula in a thrilling US Open women’s singles final on Saturday in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The talented 26-year-old has become the best hard court player in the world over the last two seasons, and a look inside the numbers will prove it.
1 – Sabalenka wins her first US Open title, and drops just one set across her seven matches.
3 – Sabalenka captures her third major title in New York.
Active women’s singles Grand Slam title winners:
Venus Williams, 7
Iga Swiatek, 5
Naomi Osaka, 4
Aryna Sabalenka, 3
4 – Sabalenka has reached at least the final of her last four hard court majors, and won three.
14 – The World No.2 stretches her hard court winning streak at the major to 14 victories.
5 – Sabalenka becomes the 5th player during Open Era to win both Women’s Singles hardcourt Grand Slams titles during the same season after Monica Seles (1991,92), Steffi Graf (1988,89), Angelique Kerber (2016) and Martina Hingis (1997).
8 – Years since a women won both hard court majors in the same season. Before Sabalenka the last player to do it was Angelique Kerber in 2016.
27-1 – Sabelenka has won 27 of her last 28 hard court matches at the majors.
50 – Sabelenka wins her 50th match on hard courts at the majors in her 61st match. She’s the 8th fastest all-time to get to 50 hard court wins in the Open Era.
Only Chris Evert (55), Martina Hingis (55), Martina Navratilova (56), Monica Seles (53), Serena Williams (58), Steffi Graf (54) and Venus Williams (57) have taken fewer matches to 50 such wins.
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