AM75
Hall of Fame
This is basically what Serena did all the time to quite a great success. I was rewatching some of her matches recently and her lack of variety is really astonishing. But the power is incredible.
2024 U.S. Open Women’s Single Final - Jessica Pegula (6) vs Aryna Sabalenka (2)
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Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
Are you jonesing to hear the commentators?
zvelf
Hall of Fame
Fake news. U.S. Open attendance is higher than ever with over a million people attending over the 2 weeks, a record.
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More spectators than ever are flocking to Flushing for this year’s Grand Slam tournament, which manages to draw throngs of tennis fans while remaining a magnet for the chic and fashionable. It’s an event, says USTA chief Lew Sherr, that strives to offer “accessible luxury.”
D-Lite
Hall of Fame
That's true and even then I'd give her very little chance as she's so prone to self combustion. I feel like Swiatek may be becoming more uncomfortable at hard court majors than a few years ago. It seems that way anyway, and she just hadn't found a way on grass. Sabalenka is a top favourite at all majors even though it's Swiatek who is #1.
BlueB
Legend
But way more acceptable sound then the howl Vika used to do.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
G.O.A.T.
I think Azarenka is still above, she just less slam because of Serena. But like you said that Sabalenka isn't done, if she does three peat at AO then she will be above
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
Did you see the match? I don’t think pegula did anything special. She just waited for Swiatek to self destruct. Swiatek showed no variety just spraying UEs left and right.
Djokovic2011
Bionic Poster
1988?
TheAssassin
G.O.A.T.
How odd that Serena never pulled off this HC Slam double...
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
ScentOfDefeat
G.O.A.T.
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Djokovic2011
Bionic Poster
Very odd indeed, especially as she won 13 HC majors.
ibbi
Talk Tennis Guru
I mean, it's a completely arbitrary thing
she won them back to back like 3 different times.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
G.O.A.T.
Still with the interview.
Imagine getting referred as 3rd person and you are like 1 meter behind.
Imagine getting referred as 3rd person and you are like 1 meter behind.
Djokovic2011
Bionic Poster
You don't need to worry about electricity when Aryna's on the court - that smile could light up the entire stadium. 
bw114
Professional
It’s honestly a travesty Sabalenka gave that one away last year. Narratives/competition between her and Iga in terms of their ATG resumes would be so much more interesting and we wouldn’t have to deal with as much of the constant Coco propaganda
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
Damn Sabaklenka's boyfriend is a total hunk!
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
And don't forget that roar and sound, she could power an entire country with those screamsYou don't need to worry about electricity when Aryna's on the court - that smile could light up the entire stadium.
TheAssassin
G.O.A.T.
I know, just like the Calendar Slam vs non-Calendar Slam and many other stats. Only looked back on it since that was already mentioned for Sabalenka now and Kerber from few years ago.I mean, it's a completely arbitrary thing
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
Damn $3.6 million dollars for the winner. That jumped.
Don't worry Pegula, you've got billions coming your way in your future
Don't worry Pegula, you've got billions coming your way in your future
AM75
Hall of Fame
On the other hand, if you win all 4 GS tournaments in a row but not within the same year, it doesn't count as a Gran Slam.I mean, it's a completely arbitrary thing
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
Sabalenka only lost once at the slams this year.
Won the Aus Open
QF loss at the French
Missed Wimbledon with injury
Wins the US Open
Won the Aus Open
QF loss at the French
Missed Wimbledon with injury
Wins the US Open
ibbi
Talk Tennis Guru
Did we ever find out what was wrong with her that day?
optic yellow
Legend
As much as that fact has any relevance.
JJGUY
Hall of Fame
IIRC she was in all 4 slam semis last year and maybe even the year before too, Sabalenka is always a slam contender no matter what
ibbi
Talk Tennis Guru
Her streak started at USO 2022 right after they banned her from Wimbledon. Andreeva the only one to stop her before a semifinal since.
Djokovic2011
Bionic Poster
Out of interest did Aryna win the tournament without dropping a set?
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
Nah, dropped a set to Alexandrova in the 3R unfortunately.
AM75
Hall of Fame
She wasn't allowed to **** between the sets obviously.
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
And every loss has been a bit of a choke from a set up.
She led Andreeva by a set at the French this year, led Gauff by a set in last years USO final, led by a set over Jabeur at Wimbledon, led a set and break over Muchova at the French last year. Led by a set over Swiatek in the 2022 US Open.
Hell, even the other slam losses in 2022 she led by a set. At the French against Giorgi. At the Aus Open against Kanepi.
2021 USO she played a brutal 3 setter against Fernandez. Wimbledon in 21 she led a set over Pliskova before losing in the SF.
She hasn't had a straight set slam loss since Azarenka at the 2020 US Open.
AM75
Hall of Fame
I was the only one who thought Pegula will win in 2
THUNDERVOLLEY
G.O.A.T.
Sabalenka did it! She is the U.S. Open's 2024 Ladies' Champion!! She is now the winner of three majors, and as always, here's the WTA list of majors winners since 2010:
Schiavone: FO - 2010
Clijsters: USO 2010 & AO 2011
Li Na: FO 2011 & AO 2014
Kvitova: Wimbledon 2011 & 2014
Stosur: USO 2011
Sharapova: FO 2012 & FO 2014
Azarenka: AO 2012 & 2013
Bartoli: Wimbledon 2013
Pennetta: USO 2015
Kerber: AO 2016, USO 2016 & Wimbledon 2018
Muguruza: FO 2016 & Wimbledon 2017
Ostapenko: FO 2017
Stephens: USO 2017
Wozniacki: AO 2018
Osaka: USO 2018, 2020 & AO 2019 and 2021
Barty: FO 2019, Wimbledon 2021 & A0 2022
Halep: FO 2018 & Wimbledon 2019
Andreescu: 2019 USO
Kenin: AO 2020
Krejčíková: FO 2021, Wimbledon 2024
Raducanu: USO 2021
Świątek: FO 2020 & 2022, 2023, 2024 & USO 2022
Rybakina: Wimbledon 2022
Vondroušová: Wimbledon 2023
Gauff: USO 2023
Sabalenka: AO 2023, 2024 & USO 2024
Pegula threw everything she had at Sabalenka, but she was no match, lacking any serious Plan B to at least serve as a speed-bump to Sabalenka, when the latter pulled from her well of experience. I could not be more pleased with the ladies' side of the USO finals results!
Schiavone: FO - 2010
Clijsters: USO 2010 & AO 2011
Li Na: FO 2011 & AO 2014
Kvitova: Wimbledon 2011 & 2014
Stosur: USO 2011
Sharapova: FO 2012 & FO 2014
Azarenka: AO 2012 & 2013
Bartoli: Wimbledon 2013
Pennetta: USO 2015
Kerber: AO 2016, USO 2016 & Wimbledon 2018
Muguruza: FO 2016 & Wimbledon 2017
Ostapenko: FO 2017
Stephens: USO 2017
Wozniacki: AO 2018
Osaka: USO 2018, 2020 & AO 2019 and 2021
Barty: FO 2019, Wimbledon 2021 & A0 2022
Halep: FO 2018 & Wimbledon 2019
Andreescu: 2019 USO
Kenin: AO 2020
Krejčíková: FO 2021, Wimbledon 2024
Raducanu: USO 2021
Świątek: FO 2020 & 2022, 2023, 2024 & USO 2022
Rybakina: Wimbledon 2022
Vondroušová: Wimbledon 2023
Gauff: USO 2023
Sabalenka: AO 2023, 2024 & USO 2024
Pegula threw everything she had at Sabalenka, but she was no match, lacking any serious Plan B to at least serve as a speed-bump to Sabalenka, when the latter pulled from her well of experience. I could not be more pleased with the ladies' side of the USO finals results!
zvelf
Hall of Fame
Sabalenka is definitely not the top favourite at Roland Garros compared to a 4-time winner there.
AM75
Hall of Fame
No, she lost a set to Alexandrova.
Winners or Errors
Legend
Not surprised at all by the result. Sabalenka just too much of a hill for Pegula. Still, Pegula, like her fellow billionaire heiress, made a good match of it.
ChaelAZ
G.O.A.T.
I was the only one who thought Pegula will win in 2
I mean, I like the enthusiasm, and I had Peggy taking one but losing in three close sets, but Sabi is just too much serve power and doesn't allow players to get breaks in often.
JJGUY
Hall of Fame
She actually can do it this year, Iga only leads her 409 points on the race (Iga 8285, Sabalenka 7876).
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Isn't your list missing a certain player?
Pheasant
G.O.A.T.
Congrats to Pegula for scrapping once again against the best hardcourt player in the game by a wide margin. Pegula never gave up.
And congrats to Sabalenka for holding her nerves this time around. She was right when she said she learned a lesson from last year’s collapse.
That said, Sabalenka has now been in all 4 of the hard court finals played in the last 2 years while bagging 3 titles. That is truly amazing.
And congrats to Sabalenka for holding her nerves this time around. She was right when she said she learned a lesson from last year’s collapse.
That said, Sabalenka has now been in all 4 of the hard court finals played in the last 2 years while bagging 3 titles. That is truly amazing.
zvelf
Hall of Fame
While true now, the exact definition of a Grand Slam was unclear as late as 1984 when Navratilova won 4 non-calendar-year slams in a row (on her way to 6 in a row) and the ITF declared her a winner of the Grand Slam and awarded her a $1 million bonus for it.
This 1984 Washington Post article on her 4th slam win-in-a-row even acts as if her winning the Grand Slam was completed.
THUNDERVOLLEY
G.O.A.T.
While I would like to agree with your assessment, I feel the French Open may be the biggest hurdle for her. Not an impossibility, mind you, but rough going, and that has absolutely nothing to do with the presence of the current title holder at the FO.
Swiatek is becoming a bit of a washout on hardcourts, as evidenced by her results at this years' AO and USO. For such a celebrated player who seemingly can win it all (according to her loudest cheerleaders, in any case), her hardcourt majors results this year were incredibly underwhelming. Looking back, she was the 2022 USO winner, yet as the defending champion, she was booted in the 4th round of the 2023 event, while she barely scraped up to reach the quarters this year, but had nothing to offer which would suggest she was heading to another final. At the AO, she made the semis in 2022, but has spiraled ever since, with a 4th round exit in 2023, followed by a 3rd round exit in 2024. Swiatek and her team seem to lack answers for her hardcourt woes.
On grass, I do not see Swiatek racking up a number of those title, either, as she does not appear to have any sense for playing that event, being fairly weak in her attempts and early exits (save for one quarterfinal finish in 2023).
THUNDERVOLLEY
G.O.A.T.
Indeed.
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
It has all the relevance
optic yellow
Legend
literally none, set win is a very binary outcome, says nothing without further detail
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