Remember the last time Aryna Sabalenka stood on the GS final stage? It was in Melbourne earlier this year, on the cusp of a historic Australian Open three-peat, until Madison Keys crushed that dream, raising the Stars and Stripes Down Under . But Sabalenka vowed, “I’ll keep working and make sure that next time, if I’ll be in this situation, I’ll play definitely better.” True to her word, she roared past Iga Swiatek in Paris yesterday, an explosive display of raw power on clay. Now, as she gears up to face another American, Coco Gauff , Andy Roddick hails the Belarusian’s brilliance with the red dirt crown within reach. His thoughts?

World No. 1 Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka shattered Iga Swiatek’s 26-match unbeaten French Open streak yesterday, powering her way into her 1

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