For years, Sabalenka had too much pace and offense for Pegula to handle. Now the American, one of the WTA’s best counter-punchers and power-absorbers, had finally found a way to use Sabalenka’s pace against her.

Aryna Sabalenka celebrates winning the coveted 'top-ranked' WTA trophy for the second year in a row, wearing a glam black bra, blazer, trousers and heels.

Aryna Sabalenka was close to suffering back-to-back defeats to Jessica Pegula before pulling off a third-set comeback to beat the world No. 5 6-4 2-6 6-4 and improve to 2-0 at the WTA Finals in Riyadh.

Aryna Sabalenka has shouldered the blame for driving her coach Anton Dubrov out of the stadium at the 2025 WTA Finals. The World No.

In her second group-stage match at the WTA Finals, Sabalenka plays against Pegula, who defeated Coco Gauff on Sunday. It will be a chance for the top-ranked Belarusian to get her revenge for the recent Wuhan semifinal loss.