Aryna Sabalenka was #1 all year, yet we had four different slam winners. Is it an age of parity or dominance? Can Sabalenka keep it up next year, or will someone new win a slam or enter the top ten? Story of 2025 The year began with Aryna Sabalenka winning the first tournament of the year in Brisbane. In the same week, Clara Tauson beat Naomi Osaka in Auckland. Tauson had a banner year, finishing runner-up at the 1000 in Dubai a month later and finishing the year at a career high ranking of #12. Can the 23-year old do even better next year? For her part, Naomi Osaka’s run was a portent of things to come. Her best results have always been on hard courts, and sure enough she made a run to the Canada 1000 final, and then a few weeks later to the semis of the US Open, where she lost a double-tiebreak three-setter to Anisimova. She also won a clay 125 in May, showing off some unexpected variety. In week 2, Madison K...
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