It has been greater than a decade because the U.S. Open had a repeat ladies’s champion, however World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka heads into her title defence at Flushing Meadows aiming to buck that development.
“My thought is to change that,” stated the Belarusian star forward of the season’s remaining Grand Slam starting in New York on Sunday (August 24, 2025).
“But, wow, that’s insane, you know, how unpredictable women’s tennis is, right? Should we change it? Should we try at least to change it?”
The final lady to win back-to-back US Open titles was Serena Williams, who gained three in a row from 2012 by 2014.
Sabalenka stated the strain to repeat at a Slam is intense, however magnified within the boisterous environment. “I think it’s a lot of pressure, definitely,” she stated. “Just because this place is so big, and it feels bigger than the other Slams in some ways.
“Maybe every time defending champions come and they put so much pressure on themselves.
“But I feel like I’m experienced enough to just focus on myself and try to replicate that result.”
Sabalenka stated she’s hoping she will name on the “tough lessons” she discovered this yr to drag off the repeat — and retain the primary rating that’s underneath menace if she doesn’t.
She fell within the Australian Open remaining in an agonising finish to a bid for a historic three-peat in Melbourne.
A French Open remaining loss and a semifinal exit at Wimbledon adopted.
