Few would have blamed her for burying that memory, shelving the replay, and moving on. That is, after all, the common prescription of our age: "forget, distract, move past."
Sabalenka beat Pegula in the 2024 final in New York but the undisputed women's number one is yet to add to her Grand Slam collection this year, losing in two finals.
Iga Swiatek struggled into the last 16 of the US Open on Saturday, recovering from a rocky start to edge past Russia's Anna Kalinskaya.
Iga Swiatek scrapped her way into the third round of the US Open on Thursday with a three-set win over Suzan Lamens as Jannik Sinner sought to keep his title defence on track.
Avowed Taylor Swift super-fan Iga Swiatek romped through her US Open first-round assignment on Tuesday before offering congratulations to the pop star following her engagement to Travis Kelce.
Iga Swiatek insisted Saturday she does not see herself as favorite for the US Open despite an impressive run of recent form that has left her as the player to beat according to oddsmakers.
Iga Swiatek shrugged off lingering weariness to partner Casper Ruud to back-to-back victories in the revamped mixed doubles competition at the US Open on Tuesday.
Iga Swiatek pleaded with the Polish media to "leave me alone", saying she knows what she is doing after crushing Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title on Saturday.
On Saturday, Wimbledon marked her love of the towels by presenting the new champion with a personalised purple and green version -- one that can never be taken away from her.
Iga Swiatek shrugged off lingering weariness to partner Casper Ruud to back-to-back victories in the revamped mixed doubles competition at the US Open on Tuesday.
Iga Swiatek pleaded with the Polish media to "leave me alone", saying she knows what she is doing after crushing Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title on Saturday.
On Saturday, Wimbledon marked her love of the towels by presenting the new champion with a personalised purple and green version -- one that can never be taken away from her.
Amanda Anisimova said she was "frozen by nerves" as her Wimbledon dream turned into a nightmare as Iga Swiatek romped to a historic 6-0, 6-0 victory in Saturday's final.
Newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek said she never expected to win her sixth Grand Slam title on the grass of the All England Club after thrashing Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 on Saturday.
The Polish eighth seed completed the most lopsided of finals to win her sixth Grand Slam title.
Iga Swiatek banished the last of her grasscourt demons to blaze into her first Wimbledon final with a quick-fire 6-2 6-0 demolition of Belinda Bencic on Thursday.
It was the only major where she had failed to reach at least the last four and there was little evidence that she had the desire to improve that record -- until this year.
Iga Swiatek survived a Wimbledon scare as the five-time Grand Slam champion fought back for a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 win against American world number 208 Caty McNally on Thursday.
Aryna Sabalenka said winning a first French Open title would "mean everything" after she knocked out three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek in the semi-finals on Thursday.
