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reacts during her match                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/aryna-sabalenka\">Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> has endured a difficult season so far, filled with stunning highs and increasingly worrying lows.<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka started the season in stunning fashion by claiming the Brisbane International title and reaching the final of the Australian Open.<\/p>\n<p>She followed that by winning Indian Wells and the Miami Open, becoming just the fifth woman in tennis history to claim the \u2018Sunshine Double\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Since, her season as soured somewhat, and has become littered with several worrying defeats at high-profile tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka has not reached a final since the Miami Open and she has been beaten before the quarter final stage at the Italian Open, Wimbledon, and most recently at the Canadian Open.<\/p>\n<p>She heads into US Open season in the difficult position of not being the outright favourite for the Flushing Meadows event, despite winning the tournament in the past two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>However, Andy Roddick believes there is one thing Sabalenka can do in order to still enter the US Open as the favourite.<\/p>\n<h2>More Aryna Sabalenka news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/aryna-sabalenka-sends-14-word-message-after-shock-canadian-open-loss\">Aryna Sabalenka sends 14-word message after shock Canadian Open loss<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alex-eala-remarkable-similarity-aryna-sabalenka-canadian-open\">Alex Eala now shares a remarkable similarity with Aryna Sabalenka after Canadian Open defeat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_WFHwRbzcIQ\" target=\"_blank\">Served<\/a>, \u201cThe women\u2019s side going into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/us-open\">US Open<\/a> it\u2019s hard to actually point to someone and say they\u2019re the favourite. Yeah. And it\u2019s if you do somehow get to a favorite it\u2019s almost by subtraction. Do you know what I\u2019m saying? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLike <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/elena-rybakina\">Rybakina<\/a> has looked pretty average. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jessica-pegula\">Jess [Pegula]<\/a> is proven, but she took an early loss. You know, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/iga-swiatek\">Iga [Swiatek]<\/a> has looked better. A win against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Marta-Kostyuk\">Kostyuk<\/a> that I thought was a big one. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/coco-gauff\">Coco\u2019s [Gauff]<\/a> reliable at this point. Is she the favorite going into the US Open? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt is wide open. Yeah. On the women\u2019s side, unless someone catches a heater in Cincinnati, then, you know, obviously if Sabalenka goes and wins there, I think she instantly re-establishes herself as the favorite. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cShe doesn\u2019t need as much work to get back to favorite status as someone else, right? if she goes and wins something, you\u2019re like, \u201cOkay, great. We\u2019re back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/aryna-sabalenka\">Sabalenka<\/a> is a previous champion at the Cincinnati Open, so she does have history with the Masters tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The star won the tournament in 2024 and went on to lift the title at the US Open, so perhaps Roddick does have a point.<\/p>\n<p>However, Sabalenka will need to up her game at the Cincinnati Open, as several players are starting to hit form on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/WTA-Tour\">WTA Tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek is beginning to find some rhythm under new coach Francisco Roig, while Eala has arguably been the best women\u2019s player since Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Elina-Svitolina\">Elina Svitolina<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/belinda-bencic\">Belinda Bencic<\/a>, and Gauff have all performed well at the Canadian Open.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Roddick says what Aryna Sabalenka needs to do to become the favourite for the US Open Liam McMillen 11 Aug 2026 3:00 PM Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her match Aryna Sabalenka has endured a difficult season so far, filled with stunning highs and increasingly worrying lows. 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