NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 07: (L-R) Jessica Pegula of the United States and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus pose for a photo with their trophies following the Women’s Singles Final match between and on Day Thirteen of the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 07, 2024 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 07: (L-R) Jessica Pegula of the United States and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus pose for a photo with their trophies following the Women’s Singles Final match between and on Day Thirteen of the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 07, 2024 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Over dreaming on court was a stumbling block for Aryna Sabalenka in the 2023 US Open final. Mired in a five-game slide tonight, Sabalenka slashed self doubt and showed closing power to achieve the US Open dream. Unleashing all-court skills, Sabalenka charged through four games in a row defeating American Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 to capture her first US Open crown a year after she lost a one-set lead and a fell in tears to Coco Gauff in the 2023 final. Hall of Famer Billie Jean King presented Sabalenka with the shiny, silver US Open trophy she raised along with the champion’s check of $3.6 million. It is Sabalenka’s third career Grand Slam championship and second of the 2024 season as she bookends this year winning the Australian Open and US Open championships.

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