Overview
- Sabalenka shared behind-the-scenes photos and video on Thursday celebrating her appearance on Time’s Sept. 7 cover, including a clip of her in a black one-piece filmed at a South Florida shoot.
- She enters this stretch as the WTA world No. 1 and a four-time Grand Slam champion, a status that frames coverage of the magazine profile.
- Sabalenka is the top seed at the Cincinnati WTA 1000 and will use the tournament as a final hard-court test ahead of the U.S. Open after recent fourth-round losses at Wimbledon and the Canadian Open.
- In the Time interview she discussed personal losses and mental-health struggles, credited tennis with helping her through depression, and said she wants to be remembered as a fighter on court and fun off it.
- Time covers have historically amplified athletes’ crossover influence, and this profile could broaden Sabalenka’s public reach while increasing attention on her form and off-court image before a major season climax.