Aryna Sabalenko performed flawlessly at the 2024 Australian Open and won the second Grand Slam trophy of her career. After the final with Qinwen Zheng, the athlete from Belarus entertained the audience by cracking a few jokes during the award ceremony.

Aryna Sabalenko brought her team and family after winning the Australian Open 2024 final

The player, who is ranked No. 2 in the world, said that she could not imagine that she would be able to win the Daphne Ahurst trophy for the second time in a row. Aryna thanked those who are with her and admitted that her performances are always strange.

Qinwen played very good matches. I know it’s hard to lose in the finals, I’ve been there too. I didn’t think I could win this trophy again.

Giving speeches is not my superpower, I always mess up. Thanks to the team, I could never have done it without you, but you also wouldn’t be here without me. I thank the fans for their support, I hope to come back next year and lift this trophy again

​I never talk about my family in these speeches, but I have to thank them for everything they have done for me.

Do I still speak English? They will not understand me. But I hope they will translate. I love you so much, you are my biggest motivation and everything I do, I do for you. I send you my love and miss you so much. Thank you” – Aryna Sabalenkoat the award ceremony.

Find out after the 2024 Australian Open Women’s Final

• Aryna Sabalenko also won the 2023 competition in Melbourne: 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the final against Olena Rybakina.

• Sabalenko is now 2-0 in matches against Qinwen Zheng, also beating her in the quarterfinals of the 2023 US Open (6-1, 6-4).

• Aryna is the ninth Open Era player to win back-to-back women’s singles titles at the Australian Open, following Margaret Court, Evonne Goulagong, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Jennifer Capriati, Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka.

• Sabalenko became the second athlete in this century who reached the finals of Grand Slam tournaments on hard courts three times in a row. Previously, only Victoria Azarenka managed it (Australian Open 2012, 2013 and US Open 2012, 2013).

• The last player to win a Grand Slam without losing a set was Ashley Barty (Australian Open 2022).

• Zheng is only the second player in history not to face a seeded athlete until a major final. At the Australian Open, only Aranta Sánchez Vicario (1995) had such a course.

• Reaching the final is Zheng’s best result at Grand Slam tournaments.

• Thanks to the trip from Melbourne, Zheng will enter the WTA TOP-10 for the first time (he will take 7th place).

Aryna Sabalenko, no lost sets at Australian Open 2024

Round I: 6-0, 6-1 against Ella Seidel (173 WTA)

II round: 6-3, 6-2 against Brenda Fruchvirtova (107 WTA)

III round: 6-0, 6-0 against Lesia Tsurenko (33 WTA)

Best: 6-3, 6-2 against Amanda Anisimova (442 WTA)

Quarters: 6-2, 6-3 against Barbora Krejcikova (11 WTA)

Semifinals: 7-6(2), 6-4 against Coco Gauff (4 WTA)

Final: 6-3, 6-2 against Qinwen Zheng (12 WTA).