It is for this reason that Aryna Sabalenka’s biggest threat will likely not be any opponent she faces, but the US Open crowd instead. As noted earlier, her mentality is what needs to be sound to allow ...

Aryna Sabalenka has topped the 12,000-point mark, becoming the first player to do so in a decade, and opened up a 4,751-point lead over World No. 2 Coco Gauff.