By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday September 7, 2024
new york –Aryna Sabalenka the fought past Jessica Pegula in a thrilling US Open women’s final on Saturday at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The talented 26-year-old has become the best player in the world over the past two seasons and a look inside the numbers will prove it.
1 – Sabalenka wins her first US Open title, and drops just one set in 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 contests on the hard court and has won three.
14 – The World No. 2 extends her winning streak on hard court to 14 wins.
5 – Sabalenka becomes the 5th player during the open era to win both women’s hardcourt Grand Slam titles in the same season after Monica Seles (1991,92), Steffi Graf (1988,89), Angelique Kerber (2016) and Martina Hingis (1997).
8 – Years since a woman won both hard court titles in the same season. Before Sabalenka, the last player to do so was Angelique Kerber in 2016.
27-1 – Sabelenka has won 27 of her last 28 matches on hard court in major championships.
50 – Sabelenka wins her 50th match on hard courts in the majors in her 61st match. She is the 8th fastest all-time to reach 50 hard court victories 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 wins such. .
