Exciting Aryna Sabalenka Announcement Made Amid French Open

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Angelo Guinhawa | Last updated Jun 1, 2025 9:37 PM ET

Aryna Sabalenka is the top female tennis player in the world for a reason. She showed that once again during her Round of 16 match in the French Open on Sunday.

Sabalenka dominated her match against American rising star Amanda Anisimova, winning in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3. As a result, she's now heading to the French Open quarterfinals, where she will be facing a top-10 player in China's Zheng Qinwen.

The 27-year-old star also reached a milestone in the process, as the win allowed her to reach her 10th consecutive quarterfinals appearance in Grand Slam tournaments. The official Roland-Garros X account highlighted it on social media while hyping up Sabalenka.

"Aryna Sabalenka the tiger, Aryna Sabalenka the fighter, Aryna Sabalenka 10 quarters," Roland-Garros wrote in the caption of its post.

Aryna Sabalenka the tiger, Aryna Sabalenka the fighter, Aryna Sabalenka 10 quarters #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/HYEr9ybaxJ
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 1, 2025

According to the WTA, Aryna Sabalenka is the first player since Serena Williams to win at least 10 Round of 16 matches in a row and make it to the quarterfinals in Grand Slam events.

Williams did it from the 2014 US Open to the 2021 Australian Open, winning 17 consecutive Round of 16 matches in the process.

It will definitely be hard to surpass what Williams did, but Sabalenka has a real shot to do so considering her current pace and dominance in women's tennis.

For now, though, Sabalenka's focus is on winning the French Open. After all, Zheng Qinwen poses a threat to the World No. 1, as the Chinese star beat her in the Rome Open quarterfinals last month.

"It's always tough matches against her," Sabalenka said of Zheng, per WTA. "She's a great player. Of course, I expect a great battle, and I'm super excited to face her in the quarterfinals, and I want to get my revenge. I want to get this win after Rome, so I'm happy to face her in the quarters."

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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