Aryna Sabalenka further cemented her status as the most dominant force on hard courts with her imposing US Open triumph last week.
After a superb campaign on US soil with back-to-back titles in Cincinnati and New York, Sabalenka is widely regarded as the best hard-court player on the WTA Tour.
The world number two has extended her win streak to 12 and is the tour’s hottest player heading into the Asian swing.
Despite glimpses of a fightback from Jessica Pegula in the second set of the US Open final, Sabalenka cruised to her third grand slam title.
However, things weren’t always so straightforward for the Belarusian in her dazzling career.
Gavin MacMillan soon joined Sabalenka’s team as her biomechanics coach with the task of tweaking her technique