Aryna Sabalenka’s unwavering consistency continues to define her Grand Slam legacy. At the 2025 US Open, the world No. 1 dispatched Cristina Bucsa 6–1, 6–4 to claim her spot in the quarter-finals and mark her 12th consecutive Grand Slam appearance in the last 12 majors she’s played, reaching at least the last eight each time.
Her performance was relentless from start to finish in just 73 minutes. Sabalenka credited her remarkable run to a balanced approach: rigorous training, solid recovery, and maintaining joy off the court.
This remarkable streak places her alongside legends like Serena Williams, Martina Hingis, and Lindsay Davenport, who each reached the quarter-finals of every major in a single season.
Sabalenka now awaits her quarter-final opponent, either Elena Rybakina or Markéta Vondroušová, as she chases the rare feat of back-to-back US Open titles, last achieved by Serena Williams in the early 2010s.