Aryna Sabalenka’s career Grand Slam resume tells a remarkable and specific story of dominance. With her 6-3, 7-6 (3) US Open victory, she now holds four major titles, all of them won on hard courts, maintaining a perfect record on her favorite surface while still seeking a breakthrough on clay and grass.
This specialization is a defining characteristic of her career. Her game, built around a massive serve and flat, powerful groundstrokes, is tailor-made for the true bounce and fast pace of hard courts. Her back-to-back titles at both the Australian Open and the US Open are a testament to this mastery.
While she has shown promise on other surfaces, including a Wimbledon semi-final run, she has yet to translate that into championship success. The slower, high-bouncing clay of the French Open and the slick, low-bouncing grass of Wimbledon present unique challenges to her style that she has yet to fully solve.
This victory in New York therefore solidifies her identity as the undisputed queen of hard courts. It also sets up the next great challenge of her career: expanding her empire to conquer the different terrains of Paris and London to become a true all-surface champion.