Belarusian World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka is truly focused on her goals as she affirmed clearly after the second-round win of the US Open 2023. She is aware of the chances of getting to the World No.1 ranking as well along with her eyes on the US Open title. Sabalenka is through to the third round after taking care of the unseeded Briton Jodie Anna Burrage 6-3, 6-2.
According to Sabalenka, she is going to try hard to get into her dream. In her words, after the second round win, “It’s just a chance. I’m not really focusing on that. But of course, it’s going to mean a lot for me. It’s one of the goals & one of the dreams. I’ll do my best to reach my dream.”
The Belarusian World No.2 player will face unseeded French player Clara Burel in the third round. If all goes smoothly for her, Sabalenka is expected to meet 13th seed Daria Kasatkina in the fourth round and then Tunisian World No.5 Ons Jabeur in the quarters. According to the projected path, American World No. 3 Jessica Pegula is the semi-final opponent of Sabalenka followed by Polish World No.1 Iga Swiatek in the finals.
Aryna Sabalenka is one of the top favorites of the US Open
The Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka is one of the top favorites to win the title based on her current form and big-match performances. It will be interesting to see how the World No.2 player can handle the pressure of being one of the hot favorites of the tournament. Apart from Sabalenka, the Polish World No.1 Iga Swiatek and World No.4 Elena Rybakina are the biggest favorites here.
Sabalenka’s biggest test will be in the quarter-finals against an in-form Ons Jabeur. The Tunisian star was able to reach the finals of Wimbledon before failing to Marketa Vondrousova. So she will be trying to eventually win her first Grand Slam title.
Sabalenka is the current Australian Open champion. In all the other slams, she was not able to move past the semi-finals. This time the Belarusian will be looking to get past the hurdles and eventually win her first US Open title.
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