Despite losing the opening set to love, Aryna Sabalenka rallied to defeat home crowd favourite Madison Keys in the US Open semi-final on Thursday.
Top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys made easy work of their respective quarter-final opponents at the US Open in New York on Wednesday.
New world number one Aryna Sabalenka admits it means an awful lot to her to have reached this significant achievement.
Ons Jabeur is through to a second consecutive Wimbledon final after coming from a set down to beat Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.
Aryna Sabalenka's pursuit of a first Wimbledon title remains on course after her demolition of Madison Keys in the quarter-final.
Aryna Sabalenka made quick work of Anna Blinkova in the third round at Wimbledon as the second seed claimed a 6-2 6-3 win.