From center court to center stage, she’s rolling straight from Saturday’s win into today’s party — and we get the front-row seat. 2-Time US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka joins Abby Wambach, Billie Jean King, and Julie Foudy fresh off defending her crown in New York — the first woman since Serena Williams in 2014 to pull it off.
Welcome to the Party gets the inside scoop on how Aryna is redefining power tennis-- what sportscaster Mary Carillo termed "Big Babe Tennis"-- and how she turned Slam heartbreaks into fuel, went from not being ready for the fight to bringing it when everything was on the line, and why learning to control her emotions was the key to breaking through. So pull up a chair and pop the cork — the US Open champ just rolled into the party.
Show Notes:
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Go Deeper:
Aryna Sabalenka vs. Amanda Anisimova Extended Highlights | 2025 US Open Final: https://youtu.be/clVU6bPiwbY?si=qgLvrnFr_bqh9uZX
Naomi Osaka and her Labubus
Billie Jean Bling https://youtube.com/shorts/vKXijWxgbE8?si=N21zKID_cso3y2aB
Althea Glitterson https://youtube.com/shorts/98_Rd0MLTkQ?si=OXQw-Az85gNF96jP
LaBillieBu https://youtube.com/shorts/2CU9jZaVd_Y?si=IErc-6wZlb3LPG7S
Andre Swagassi https://youtube.com/shorts/ERiG02_lLnk?si=iQm7nqY7WqbD3Hfb
Arthur flash https://youtube.com/shorts/FkvCggWLhKA?si=GeUnlcYyM_oaATio
Kerin Rose Gold - The creator of Osaka’s Labubus https://www.instagram.com/kerinrosegold
The Book Sabalenka credits helped her with mindset change: https://www.jamesrdotymd.com/magicshop
Time Stamps:
00:00 Begin Interview
02:42 Billie Jean King’s US Open Highlights and Experiences
04:59 Big Babe Tennis
05:30 Sabalenka’s Journey to Victory
08:45 Our Party Starter presented by Ally
11:29 Welcome to the party Sabalenka
12:57 Big Babe Tennis
14:20 Self-Talk and Emotional Control
16:30 Is Being a Professional Athlete Hard or Easy?
17:30 Her Love of the Game
20:22 Closing Thoughts