Aryna Sabalenka said she got “really angry” with her coach, Anton Dubrov, before he walked out in the middle of her second round-robin match at the WTA Finals. The world No. 1 grew frustrated during a tight contest with Jessica Pegula and started venting towards her box, prompting Dubrov to get up and leave in the third set.

Aryna Sabalenka has once again set the standard on the WTA Tour in 2025, and she’s doing it while shutting down any lingering doubts about her game. This season, she collected her fourth Grand Slam title by beating Amanda Anisimova in the US Open final.

After annihilating Jasmine Paolini 6-3 6-1 in her first WTA Finals match, Sabalenka continued with her strong play in Riyadh after also taking the opening set against Pegula 6-4. But then, the troubles started for the world No. 1, who lost her serve twice during the second set and saw her match against the American go to a decider.

Aryna Sabalenka celebrates winning the coveted 'top-ranked' WTA trophy for the second year in a row, wearing a glam black bra, blazer, trousers and heels.

For years, Sabalenka had too much pace and offense for Pegula to handle. Now the American, one of the WTA’s best counter-punchers and power-absorbers, had finally found a way to use Sabalenka’s pace against her.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka enters "beast mode" to defeat Jessica Pegula and close in on a place in the knockout stages of the WTA Finals.

The WTA Finals are underway, and reigning US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka is off to an impressive start with her Round 1 performance.

In her second group-stage match at the WTA Finals, Sabalenka plays against Pegula, who defeated Coco Gauff on Sunday. It will be a chance for the top-ranked Belarusian to get her revenge for the recent Wuhan semifinal loss.