PICTURES: Aryna Sabalenka makes powerful statement echoing Serena Williams as she joins Coco Gauff & Amanda Anisimova in Riyadh for WTA Finals

Echoing Serena Williams' support for women's sport, Aryna Sabalenka made a powerful statement as she arrived in Riyadh for the WTA Finals. Along with the Belarusian, the defending champion, Coco Gauff, and Amanda Anisimova have also reached Saudi Arabia for the tournament.

Sabalenka's latest appearance on the court was at the Wuhan Open, where she was defeated by Jessica Pegula in the semi-final round. Days after this campaign, the world No. 1 is now ready to compete at the WTA Finals, which is scheduled to commence on November 1 in Riyadh.

Sabalenka has reached Riyadh for the tournament and, following in Williams' footsteps, made a powerful statement by promoting women's sports with a Togethxr cap that read:

"Everyone Watches Women's Sports."

Sabalenka's Instagram story

Along with the Belarusian, the defending champion Gauff is also amped up to compete at the WTA Finals, and taking to her Instagram story, she announced the final destination of her 2025 tennis season, tagging Riyadh and writing:

"Last stop of the year😌"

Gauff's Instagram story

Amanda Anisimova has also arrived for the WTA Finals and recently shared a mirror selfie wearing a hoodie and writing:

"Hello world, from me and my "grandpa glasses"@Agathedrt🥰"

Anisimova's Instagram story

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Aryna Sabalenka opened up about breaking Serena Williams' Grand Slam record

During the press conference for her ongoing Wuhan Open campaign, Aryna Sabalenka was asked whether she could ever reach Serena Williams' level of success and breach her Grand Slam record. Answering the question Sabalenka said,

"We all want to break records, I think that is obvious. I believe the right thing to do is to focus on yourself, on your game, on developing as a player and as a person. If you deserve those great titles, if you deserve to break some records, you will. So, my goal is to develop as a player. And of course, I want to do it, but it is going to be very difficult to match the Grand Slam titles that Serena Williams has," said Aryna Sabalenka (as quoted by YardBaker)

This question baffled the fans, as they expressed their frustration over the comparison. One of the Reddit users wrote:

“Why would anyone even ask her this? She is 27 with 4 titles, unless she's winning slams at 40 how is she reasonably breaking Serena's record?.”

Along similar lines, multiple users showcased their dismay over this question presented to Aryna Sabalenka. After the Wuhan Open, the latter enjoyed a Dubai vacation with her best friend, Paula Badosa.

Edited by Tushhita Barua