Aryna Sabalenka admits she was inspired to US Open triumph by ambition to keep her late father's name alive after adding another Grand Slam title
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Aryna Sabalenka admits she was inspired to US Open triumph by ambition to keep her late father's name alive after adding another Grand Slam title

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Sabalenka revealed how she has an ambition to keep her father's name alive The Grand Slam superstar revealed she is motivated to keep winning titles US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka says her motivation is a desire to keep her late father’s name alive – by etching it on to as many Grand Slam trophies as possible. ‘Well after I lost my father it has always been my goal to put our family name in the history of tennis,’ she said after beating American Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in a superb final. I still cannot believe what I was able to achieve, me with my team, we were able to achieve so much already.’ Aryna Sabalenka says her motivation is a desire to keep her late father’s name alive Sabalenka's US Open triumph adds to her previous back-to-back Australian Open titles Team Sabalenka have made huge strides in adding variety to her bone-crunching power That team she mentions is a formidable unit. Sabalenka secured her own redemption after losing last year's US Open final to Coco Gauff Sabalenka previously tragically lost her father Sergey to meningitis back in 2019 Her embrace of the spotlight – she gleefully sprang from pose to pose as she paraded her trophy in a floor-length red dress on Saturday night – is in great contrast to the only woman above her in the rankings.

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