Aryna Sabalenka enters "party" mood to celebrate maiden US Open triumph, hilariously assures fans that she'll be "back practicing in a few days"

Aryna Sabalenka recently revealed that she is in a celebratory mood to mark her maiden US Open title victory. She also humorously assured her fans that she would be back to practice in a few days.

Sabalenka had an outstanding North American hard court season this year. At the 2024 Mubadala Citi D.C. Open, the former World No.1 reached the semifinals before losing to eventual runner-up Marie Bouzkova. She then competed at the Canadian Open, making it to the quarterfinals before being defeated by eventual runner-up Amanda Anisimova. She continued her success at the Cincinnati Open, where she claimed the title by defeating Jessica Pegula in the final

Aryna Sabalenka secured her third Grand Slam title and her second of the year by defeating Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in under two hours in the final at the Arthur Ashe Stadium to win the 2024 US Open. On her way to the championship match, the Belarusian defeated the likes of Priscilla Hon, Lucia Bronzetti, 29th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, 33rd seed Elise Mertens, 7th seed Zheng Qinwen in the quarterfinals, and 13th seed Emma Navarro in the semifinals.

Following her US Open title win, Sabalenka took to social media and shared that she was in a "party" mood. However, she reassured her fans that she would be back on the court practicing after a few days of enjoying her victory.

"Let the party begin 🙌 😂 🏆 🌴 I know I know…Don’t worry guys I’ll be back practicing in a few days,but for now💃 😅 ," Aryna Sabalenka posted (formerly Twitter).

Aryna Sabalenka after winning US Open 2024: "I'll have some days off so I can just enjoy this win"

After defeating Jessica Pegula in the final of the 2024 US Open, Aryna Sabalenka expressed that winning the New York Major was "very special" to her because she had to overcome several obstacles on and off the court.

"This one is very special because of so many things I had to overcome in the past and especially this season and still be able to compete on my highest level and to get this beautiful trophy," Aryna Sabalenka said [via WTATennis.com].

Sabalenka stated that she was still "hungry" to achieve more and that she had set her sights on reclaiming the World No.1 ranking. She mentioned that she will take a brief break to "switch off" from tennis and then come back and refocus on her goals and push herself even further.

"I'm still hungry, for sure. Another goal for sure is to try to become World No.1 again. But I don't want to talk about this goal. I'm just trying to keep improving myself and keep getting better every day . But now I'll definitely have some days off so I can just enjoy this win and I can switch off and forget about tennis for a little bit. So I'll keep this freshness till the end of the season," she added.

Looking ahead, Aryna Sabalenka will next compete at the 2024 China Open in Beijing which is scheduled to kick off on September 25 and run through October 6, 2024. Last year, at the WTA 1000 hard court tournament the Belarusian made it to the quarterfinals before bowing out to Elena Rybakina.