At the 2024 US Open Semifinal press conference, Aryna Sabalenka reflected on her emotional victory and growth in handling crowd pressure. She discussed the emotional instability caused by the crowd during last year’s final against Coco Gauff and her efforts to control her emotions and focus on herself. Sabalenka also shared her decision to skip the Olympics due to scheduling conflicts and injury, which allowed her to prepare for the tournament. Sabalenka expressed her optimism and motivation to play in New York, despite past losses.
Sabalenka also mentioned the impact of crowd noise on her performance and her plans to prepare for their upcoming encounters.
Sabalenka at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2024
WWWWWWWWWW Ranked no.2, the Belarussian has achieved a 45-11 win-loss record in 2024. Sabalenka is currently having a run at the U.S. Open where she managed to beat the world no.203 Priscilla Hon 6-3 6-3, the world no.76 Lucia Bronzetti 6-3 6-1, the world no.31 Ekaterina Alexandrova 2-6 6-1 6-2, the world no.35 Elise Mertens 6-2 6-4, the world no.7 Qinwen Zheng 6-1 6-2 and the world no.12 Emma Navarro 6-3 7-6(2).
Aryna Sabalenka will compete against the world no.6 Jessica Pegula in the final. Their actual record is 5-2 for Sabalenka.
Aryna clinched 2 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open and Cincinnati. Aryna was the finalist in Brisbane (Brisbane International), in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) and in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
Sabalenka won 15 titles in her career: 11 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Emma Navarro in 2024
Currently the world no.12 (career-high), the American played her last match on the 5th of September when she surrendered to world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 7-6(2) in the semifinal of the U.S. Open (draw).
This year the American has managed to achieve a composed 52-21 record. Navarro conquered 1 title in Hobart. Navarro got to the final in the Paris.
Aryna Sabalenka and Emma Navarro clashed against each other 3 times. Their record is 2-1 for Sabalenka.
