(Video) Aryna Sabalenka clinches her own WWE championship belt after maiden US Open victory

Aryna Sabalenka was presented with the WWE championship belt after her win over Jessica Pegula in the US Open final.

(Video) Aryna Sabalenka clinches her own WWE championship belt after maiden US Open victory

Aryna Sabalenka was given the WWE belt after US Open win (Images via X)

Aryna Sabalenka was ecstatic when she was presented with a WWE championship belt following her win in the US Open final. The Belarusian came out on top of 6th seed Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 to lift the title at Flushing Meadows for the first time. The match lasted for an hour and 52 minutes inside the Arthur Ashe Stadium.  

During the photoshoot, Sabalenka, wearing a beautiful red gown, was given a custom-made WWE championship belt. Sabalenka was all smiles when she was trying the belt on herself, the video of which has been going around on social media. 

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Oh my god, wait, I hold it this way, right? This is, I mean, crazy! Oh my god, this is unbelievable. I like it. It's so cool. Let me see it. Thank you, I love it. I am going to be wearing this one. 
Aryna Sabalenka said in the video

Watch the video here:

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The win in New York was Sabalenka’s third victory in a Grand Slam final. Sabalenka now has a head-to-head record of 6-2 over Pegula, who played her first Grand Slam final as prior to the US Open, she was knocked out of several quarterfinals. 

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Aryna Sabalenka says US Open victory is special for her 

Aryna Sabalenka was the finalist in last year’s US Open where she failed to overcome Coco Gauff. Although Sabalenka was defeated that year, a few months later, she became the Australian Open champion for the second time after an easy win over Qinwen Zheng. 

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Aryna Sabalenka (Image via X)

Sabalenka also registered her second consecutive win over Jessica Pegula, having won the Cincinnati Masters before arriving at the US Open. After the match, Sabalenka said that despite her heartbreaking defeats in the past at the US Open, she always dreamed of holding the trophy. 

I was always hoping that one day I'll be able to hold this beautiful trophy. It's always been my dream. That's why it's very special, because no matter what, every time I was coming back stronger, and I was learning, I never gave up on this dream, and yeah, you know, it means a lot.
Aryna Sabalenka said at the press conference 

Sabalenka is 27-1 in the last four Grand Slams on hard courts. She also became the first player to win both hard court Grand Slam finals in a year since Angelique Kerber, who achieved this feat in 2016. The list also includes Stefanie Graf (1988, 1989), Monica Seles (1991, 1992), and Martina Hingis (1997).

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