Aryna Sabalenka received a historical award – Tennis

Three-time tournament championGrand Slam“, the first racket of the world, Belarusian tennis player Arina Sabalenko (1st place in the WTA rankings) for the first time in her career was recognized as player of the year according to the annual nomination WTA Player AwardsSports.kz reports with reference to Championat.com.

The following competed against Sabalenka for the title of best tennis player of the year:
Coco Gauff (USA), (3rd place WTA);
Jasmine Paolini (Italy), (4th place WTA);
Iga Szwiatek (Poland), (2nd place WTA);
Zheng Qingwen (China), (5th place WTA)

Let us remind you that the winners in the nominations were traditionally chosen by representatives of the international tennis media.

26-year-old Sabalenka played seven finals in 2024, where she took four titles. She also defended her title at the Australian Open and won the US Open for the first time. Arina returned to…