Who can be the best tennis player? People who understand, play, and watch tennis matches might wonder who that person is, or they might know the answer to that question. Well, the top women’s tennis player is a 26-year-old woman, Aryna Sabalenka. Her accomplishments are unbelievable, 18 world titles for a single player, can you believe that! But not only does she have 18 titles, but she is also the top single player. Her performance is outstanding as well, she won the 2023 Australian Open against Elena Rybakina. Let’s slow down with all her outstanding moments, and let’s get to know her background and how it all started.
Ayrna Sabalenka started playing tennis at the age of 6, when her father drove by some tennis courts and decided to give it a try. But by the decision of her father, she got ahead in life and now is a professional tennis player. She didn’t become a pro player right away, she faced many obstacles just like any professional player. Aryna became a professional tennis player in 2015, and later in 2018 she had a WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) at the Connecticut open. As the years went by, she collected many awards and titles, and there was a big opening for Aryna in 2023, at the Australian Open. How exciting is this, but let’s talk about the suspense.
It was the Asturilla Open 2023, where Aryna Sabalenka was one of the finalists, she played against Polina Kudermetova. The first round was divesting because Aryna had lost that round, which was 4-6. But after that round she got up on her feet and didn’t give up for the second round, she had won with 6-3, which was surprising. But for the final game, it was becoming tense since it determined if she would win or the match would have to continue, but with determination, she was able to win the last round making it 6-2. Let’s serve in and see how some viewers felt when watching this match.
An interviewee, Daniel states, “When watching that match for the Australian Open, it was scary knowing that my
favorite tennis player was in the finals and it was either Aryna winning or losing. I was scared that I couldn’t even sit down because I was worried she would lose right away.” That feeling is not good. Another interviewee, Armando, states, “I felt worried because I didn’t want Aryna to lose since I’m a big fan of her and I wanted to get over with it and know who was going to win.” But this was just the beginning of their feelings let’s know more about how they felt when Aryna Sabalenka lost the first round of the match.
“When that first round ended, words couldn’t explain how disappointed I was knowing how it all happened, like how she lost, she’s good, like how, I jumped knowing she was close, then came the final and she won,” Daniel stated.
Armando says, “It was just the first time I was disappointed as well, but I also didn’t lose hope because I knew how good she was, so I knew she was able to get back on her feet and win the rest. When she won, I was shocked since she was facing someone challenging.” It was just the first round; one felt disappointed, but the other still had hope. This is a sign to not lose hope.
I know that everyone has felt at least disappointed when their favorite team or player was losing, but with every minutespare they didn’t lose hope just like our single player Aryna Sabalenka. It wasn’t just that Opening, it was recent when Aryna won the championship of Brisbane 2025. She won against Polina Kudermetova 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, on Saturday, January 4, 2025. The smallest impact that someone could do is anything, but in the case we talked about was about Aryna Sabalenka, her impact in the tennis world is being 1 in women’s singles by the women’s tennis association( WTA) and is number 1 in women’s doubles and her partner is Elise Mertens when she is playing doubles. It isn’t also about someone famous, it can be you who can make an impact in this world, it’s just your choice.
