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Aryna Sabalenka shows behind-the-scenes look of Time shoot with sultry pics and video

Nypost · · 372 words · By Jenna Lemoncelli
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1 Aryna Sabalenka was strutting in a black swimsuit at an outdoor tennis court during her photoshoot with Time magazine, as seen in a Friday Instagram post.

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What happened

1 Aryna Sabalenka was strutting in a black swimsuit at an outdoor tennis court during her photoshoot with Time magazine, as seen in a Friday Instagram post.

Why it matters

Sabalenka, who is on the cover of Time’s Sept.

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7 issue, shared some of the action behind the scenes at a South Florida home, not far from where she lives.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “WTA World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Aryna Sabalenka is the current world No. 1 in women's singles by the WTA. This is further corroborated by Nypost and TASS.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 WTA Tour (branded as the 2026 WTA Tour Driven by Mercedes-Benz for sponsorship reasons) is the global elite women's professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WT…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_WTA_Tour
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka (born 5 May 1998) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She is the current world No. 1 in women's singles by the WTA and is a former No. 1 in doubles. Sabalenka has …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryna_Sabalenka
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the main career statistics of professional Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka. She has won twenty-four singles and six doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Her most significant care…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryna_Sabalenka_career_statist…
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Claim 2: “She would become the first player since Serena Williams 12 years ago to three-peat at the US Open — and just the third woman in the modern era to do it. Tennis legend Chris Evert was the other.”
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Independent sources (Business Standard and India Today) confirm that in the Open Era, only Chris Evert and Serena Williams have won three or more consecutive US Open singles titles.
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web search NEUTRAL — In the Open Era, Chris Evert and Serena Williams are the only women to win at least three consecutive US Open singles titles. Evert won four in succession from 1975 to 1978, while Williams completed h…
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/tennis/story/aryna-sabalenk…
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web search NEUTRAL — Evert won 157 singles titles, including 18 majors (among which a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record six US Open titles).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Evert
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web search NEUTRAL — Only Serena Williams and Chris Evert have achieved three consecutive US Open singles titles in the Open Era. Sabalenka therefore has the opportunity to place herself alongside two of the most successf…
https://www.business-standard.com/sports/other-sports-news/u…
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Claim 3: “Sabalenka has her sights set on a third straight U.S. Open victory”
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Wikipedia (2026 US Open) describes her as the 'two-time defending champion', and a US Open tweet from September 6, 2025, refers to her as a 'two-time US Open champion', supporting the claim that she is seeking a third straight victory.
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web search NEUTRAL — Canadian Garage Door Repair Calgary | Garage Doors Service In Calgary | $29 Service Call. Springs Repair, Opener, Cable Replacement.
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Claim 4: “The 28-year-old Belarusian pro”
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Wikipedia confirms she was born on May 5, 1998 (making her 28 in 2026) and is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Web search results also refer to her as the 28-year-old Belarusian player.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka (born 5 May 1998) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She is the current world No. 1 in women's singles by the WTA and is a former No. 1 in doubles. Sabalenka has …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryna_Sabalenka
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the main career statistics of professional Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka. She has won twenty-four singles and six doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Her most significant care…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryna_Sabalenka_career_statist…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season officially began on 4 January 2026, with the start of the 2026 Brisbane International in Brisbane. During this season, Sabalenka: Became the fifth woman to comp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Aryna_Sabalenka_tennis_se…
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Claim 5: “It came after her fourth-round defeat to Naomi Osaka at Wimbledon in July”
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Three separate web search results confirm that Naomi Osaka defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round (Round of 16) of Wimbledon in 2026 with a score of 6-2, 7-6.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Linda Nosková defeated Karolína Muchová in the final, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships. She saved a match point (in the third round against Sor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Wimbledon_Championships_–…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka (born 5 May 1998) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She is the current world No. 1 in women's singles by the WTA and is a former No. 1 in doubles. Sabalenka has …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryna_Sabalenka
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season officially began on 4 January 2026, with the start of the 2026 Brisbane International in Brisbane. During this season, Sabalenka: Became the fifth woman to comp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Aryna_Sabalenka_tennis_se…
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Claim 6: “Sabalenka, who is on the cover of Time’s Sept. 7 issue”
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Multiple web search results confirm Sabalenka is on the cover of the September 7 issue of TIME magazine with the coverline 'Tour de Force'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season officially began on 30 December 2024, with the start of the Brisbane International in Brisbane and concluded at the 2025 WTA Finals. Notably, Sabalenka was ranke…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Aryna_Sabalenka_tennis_se…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka (born 5 May 1998) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She is the current world No. 1 in women's singles by the WTA and is a former No. 1 in doubles. Sabalenka has …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryna_Sabalenka
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the main career statistics of professional Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka. She has won twenty-four singles and six doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Her most significant care…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryna_Sabalenka_career_statist…
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Claim 7: “The four-time major champion”
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Wikipedia and multiple web search results explicitly state that Sabalenka has won four major championships.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aryna Sabalenka has won four and lost four of her Grand Slam finals.Sabalenka has produced a consistency at the majors that is unrivalled in the women's game. With a style that translates across all s…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c0q4v54ynzjo
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web search NEUTRAL — Aryna Sabalenka has won four and lost four of her Grand Slam finals.Sabalenka has produced a consistency at the majors that is unrivalled in the women's game. With a style that translates across all s…
https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/c0q4v54ynzjo
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web search NEUTRAL — Aryna Sabalenka, two-time US Open champion. pic.twitter.com/RrpRhsIbaC — US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 6, 2025. Following her win, during the post-match press conference, Sabalenka expressed that…
https://www.profootballnetwork.com/tennis/aryna-sabalenka-re…
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Claim 8: “Sabalenka is coming off a fourth-round exit with a loss to 19th-ranked Ekaterina Alexandrova at the 2026 Canadian Open last week.”
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Multiple independent sources (Sportsnet, India Today, and a news report on the Canadian Open) confirm her fourth-round loss to Ekaterina Alexandrova at the 2026 Canadian Open on August 8-9, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season officially began on 4 January 2026, with the start of the 2026 Brisbane International in Brisbane. During this season, Sabalenka: Became the fifth woman to comp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Aryna_Sabalenka_tennis_se…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aryna Sabalenka is the two-time defending champion. Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff are in contention for the WTA No. 1 singles ranking. Rybakina will attain the No. 1 ranking…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_US_Open_–_Women's_singles
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ekaterina Evgenyevna Alexandrova (Russian: Екатери́на Евге́ньевна Александро́ва, IPA: [jɪkətʲɪˈrʲinə ɐlʲɪksɐnˈdrovə]; born 15 November 1994) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has a career-h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekaterina_Alexandrova
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