The second seed had experienced semi-final heartache in 2021 and 2022 before last year's agonising loss to Coco Gauff in the showpiece event, which came either side of back-to-back Australian Open titles. Having dominated the hard courts in Melbourne, Sabalenka finally asserted her authority on the Arthur Ashe Stadium surface, beating a dogged Pegula 7-5 7-5 in the American's first Grand Slam final. By virtue of denying Pegula an elusive major title, Sabalenka became the first-ever Belarusian woman to win the US Open title, as well as being just the fifth women's singles player to win both hard-court majors in one season.
Only Steffi Graf , Monica Seles , Martina Hingis and Angelique Kerber have also achieved that feat in the Open Era, and a teary-eyed Sabalenka was lost for words as she clutched the trophy close to her chest. "Oh my God, I'm speechless right now. So many times I thought I was so close to get the US Open title, it's always been a dream of mine and finally I got this beautiful trophy," Sabalenka said during the presentation.
"I'm just super proud of myself. I never say that but I'm super proud of myself, I'm super proud of my team that no matter what, which situation we were facing this season and in the past, we were able to go through it and get all those beautiful trophies." Aryna Sabalenka wins her THIRD Grand Slam title 🤩 She wins the US Open after defeating Jessica Pegula in straight sets 🏆 pic.
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