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After winning her first Slam at the Australian Open last season, the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka saw the two semi-finals played at the Roland Garros and Wimbledon and the final played at the US Open in 2023, go away under the pressure she felt.
This year in Melbourne, Aryna defended her title and managed the moments of tension she had to face very well until the final victory against the young Chinese Qinwen Zheng.
And it was in moments of difficulty that Sabalenka fought back and achieved her second consecutive Slam at the Australian Open, without losing a single set along the way.
Now, let’s do some calculations. Aryna has already won two Slams and is 26 years old. Can the Belarusian match the 5 Majors won by legend Maria Sharapova? Yes: Sabalenka still has all the time in the world to win 3 more Slams. And today, perhaps only Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek are on her level.
Iga already has 4 Majors and at 24 years old she can definitely catch up and surpass Sharapova. Coco is almost 20 years old and has already won a Major.
Aryna can easily aspire to surpass the number of Slams won by Sharapova. In the last ten years, only two tennis players have won more than 5…
