Aryna Sabalenka won something more than the US Open. Her impressive tennis skills caught the attention of WWE, who came forward to make Sabalenka’s victory even more special. As the wrestling platform honored the Belarusian for her incredible victory in New York, the tennis fraternity witnessed how Sabalenka embodies strength and resilience interlinking tennis with the realm of wrestling.

Saba overpowered Jessica Pegula to claim her Grand Slam title in New York. Along with the US Open trophy, the WTA star received another interesting accolade to double her enjoyment for the night. The official Instagram profile of WTA shared a clip where Sabalenka looked beautiful in a thigh-slit red body-hugging dress. However, her special honor from WWE stole the spotlight, which is their championship belt.

In the clip, Sabalenka was offered the WWE champion’s belt which surprised and delighted her. At the beginning of the clip, this WTA star struggled to hold the heavy belt around her waist and said, “I hold it this way right? this is, I mean crazy.” While Sabalenka laughed, unable to manage it around her waist, a WWE official suggested, “You should definitely wear it.”

However, Sabalenka revealed that the belt was very “heavy.” WWE’s gesture impressed the Belarusian and she showed off the belt with absolute happiness. “oh my God I like it,” she said gleefully. “Every champion needs a belt 💪🏆#USOpen,” WTA’s social media page captioned the video.

While Sabalenka’s moment with her WWE belt was too adorable to miss, she wasn’t the first US Open champion to receive this special honor. Last year, Gauff showcased a similar WWE Championship belt with her US Open trophy. The WWE committee sends their championship belts to the winners of major titles. Sabalenka received it because of her 2024 US Open win.

While she aspired for this win, Sabalenka’s victory at the American major brought her another epic feat. A feat that helped her join the list of renowned WTA stars like Serena and Venus Williams or Maria Sharapova.

Aryna Sabalenka joined Tennis A-lister earners with her recent US Open win

Sabalenka claimed a hefty prize money worth $3.6 million. Adding this money to her total WTA tour earnings, she made a total of $28 million, which is remarkable. Sabalenka’s lucrative prize brings her to Serena and Venus Williams’ list of highest earnings from WTA tours. The former WTA star earned $94.82 million from her tour and her elder sister earned $42.65 million. Apart from the Williams sisters, names like Simona Halep, Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Wozniacki, and Angelique Kerber are the other top ten WTA elite athletes.

Aryna Sabalenka’s victory restored many people’s confidence. Despite challenges, Sabalenka didn’t let her life’s glow dim out. Instead, she focused on her goal and improvement to achieve her career’s dreams. With her 2024 US Open victory, Sabalenka earned not just the WWE belt but unconditional love and faith from the audience, which will keep her going in the days of mundane.