Former world number one Andy Roddick has highlighted the reason behind the dominance of Aryna Sabalenka in women’s tennis. The 27-year-old recently lifted her fourth Grand Slam as she successfully managed to defend the US Open title after beating America’s Amanda Anisimova in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 7-6.
The win was an important one for Sabalenka, who came into the competition on the back of two heartbreaking defeats in the final of the Grand Slams in 2025. She first suffered a defeat in the final of the Australian Open to America’s Madison Keys with a score of 6–3, 2–6, 7–5. Then at the French Open, Sabalenka lost to another American player, Coco Gauff, with a score of 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–4.
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Video: Where does Aryna Sabalenka rank her Roland Garros showdown against Iga Swiatek among her best matches of 2025?Even at Wimbledon, Sabalenka had an impressive run and suffered a shocking defeat in the semifinal to Anisimova with a score of 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. The year 2025 became the first in Sabalenka’s career in which she played in the final of three Grand Slams. It is only the second time in Sabalenka’s career that she managed to play in the semifinal of every Grand Slam in a calendar year.
Former men’s world number one Roddick, in a recent episode of his own podcast, explains how Sabalenka remains so consistent while competing at the highest level in professional tennis. Roddick explained that Sabalenka consistently put herself in a position to achieve greater things, and according to him, once an athlete does it consistently in sports, sooner or later, in most cases, they end up achieving bigger things as well.
