Aryna Sabalenka, the Belarusian tennis player ranked second in the world, has claimed her third WTA 1000 title in Wuhan, equating a remarkable achievement by American tennis legend Serena Williams.
Sabalenka becomes only the second player after Williams to win a WTA 1000 tournament three times in a row. She previ𒉰ously triumphed in Wuhan in 2018 and 2019; the event had been paused until this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Serena ജWilliams achieved the feat three consecutive times at the Miami Open from 2013 to 2015.
Recently, Sabalenka surpassed Poli🎉sh player Iga Swiatek (current world number one) in the live standings of the WTA Championship race, just weeks before the end of the season.