Sabalenka 'proud' after winning first US Open crown

Aryna Sabalenka beat Jessica Pegula in straight sets to claim her first US Open title

Transcript

00:00I'm really glad that I was able to hold my serve on that 5-3 down and then to

00:07broke her back it gave me so much belief that I can close this match in two sets

00:12so very difficult, very difficult match and super happy with the win.

00:16After I lost my father it's always been my goal to put our family name in the

00:21history of tennis and every time I see my name on that trophy I'm so proud of

00:27myself and proud of my family that they never gave up on my dream and that they

00:32were doing everything they could to keep me going. It really means a lot and it's

00:37been always my dream and I still kind of like cannot believe that I was able to

00:41achieve. Me with my team we were able to achieve so much already.