Sep 18, 2026
“Sometimes you just need to let it go, to empty it so you’re ready to start over and play the match.” — Aryna Sabalenka | Quote of the Day
Aryna Sabalenka, the Belarusian four-time Grand Slam champion who held the world No. 1 ranking for 99 consecutive weeks before Elena Rybakina took it from her in September 2026, and whose Wikipedia page surged to 277,850 views on the day of the US Open final — on the line she gave Vogue four months earlier about the emotional release that keeps her head in the match: sometimes you just need to let it go, to empty it so you’re ready to start over and play the match.