Aryna Sabalenka is now already a two-time WTA champion in 2025, having just triumphed at the Miami Open.
Sabalenka impressed herself against Jessica Pegula, who she beat 7-5, 6-2 in the final of the Miami Open.
WTA number one Sabalenka now has 19 career wins at the age of 26, having also won in Brisbane earlier this season.
Sabalenka beat three top 10 players en route to her latest title, defeating Qinwen Zheng, Jasmine Paolini and Pegula.
She has retained her world number one spot with the success, with Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff in second and third respectively.
Jimmy Connor says it is ‘always fun’ watching Aryna Sabalenka play
The WTA now turns its attention to the clay court season, with ATP legend Jimmy Connors sharing his verdict on Sabalenka ahead of that switch from hard courts.
Speaking on the Advantage Connors podcast, he said: “With her kind of game, and with the way the courts are now, she can transfer.
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“From hard courts to clay – might not be her favourite – but she is pretty good on clay. She is the number one player in the world so she is pretty good on everything.
“But I think hard courts, US Open and Australia, is more her favourites. It is going to be interesting to see now, she is going into a pretty heavy schedule with three Grand Slams in four months plus the clay court season.
“It is going to be an interesting watch to see how she prepares for each one differently, the clay to the grass and then to the hard courts.
“It is going to be interesting to see. But it’s always fun watching her and I like watching her because of the way she has gone about it and worked hard to get to where she is now.”
What is Aryna Sabalenka’s Grand Slam final record?
Sabalenka is now 23-4 concerning wins and losses respectively in 2025, having made a blistering start to the season.
Her world number one ranking is in absolutely no immediate danger at this moment in time, and that isn’t likely to change anytime soon.
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But perhaps an improvement in her displays at both the French Open and Wimbledon may now be the priority.
All three of her Grand Slam wins have come on hard courts, with two Australian Open titles and one at the US Open.
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 2023 | Australian Open | Hard | Elena Rybakina | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2023 | US Open | Hard | Coco Gauff | 6–2, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2024 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Zheng Qinwen | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2024 | US Open | Hard | Jessica Pegula | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2025 | Australian Open | Hard | Madison Keys | 3–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
The semi-finals of both Roland Garros and the All England Club have been reached, but Sabalenka has not been able to progress further at either tournament.
The Belarusian also has two Grand Slam final losses to her name, but again both arrived at hard court events.
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