Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, poses for photos with the championship trophy after defeating Jessica Pegula, of the United ...

Aryna Sabalenka left the US Open in tears 12 months ago as the runner-up. She exited in the semifinals each of the two years ...

Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed, got past No. 6 Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in a rollicking final under a closed retractable roof at ...

She led in both of her semifinals in 2021 and 2022, only to fall to Leylah Fernandez and Iga Swiatek respectively ... “I'm still hoping to hold that beautiful trophy,” Sabalenka said after beating ...

"So many times I thought I so close to getting the US Open title, it's been a dream of mine and finally I get this beautiful trophy ... against Leylah Fernandez, and 2022, against world No.1 ...

Finally, I got this beautiful trophy ... That includes in the semifinals in both 2021, against Leylah Fernandez, and 2022, against No. 1 Iga Swiatek. Most poignant, of course, was last year ...

Finally, I got this beautiful trophy ... That includes in the semifinals in both 2021, against Leylah Fernandez, and 2022, against No. 1 Iga Swiatek. Most poignant, of course, was last year ...

AP photo by Frank Franklin II / Aryna Sabalenka kisses her trophy after winning the women's singles title at the U.S. Open on Saturday in New York. The second-seeded Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from ...