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Aryna Sabalenka’s tennis season ends with her game — and perhaps her place in history — uncertain

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Yahoo Sports FIRST 26m ago Aryna Sabalenka’s tennis season ends with her game — and perhaps her place in history — uncertain
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Aryna Sabalenka gathered her things and drove off into the California sunset after one more confounding loss Friday, this one her last of 2026. She had no desire to discuss the match, a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 loss to Elina Svitolina that knocked her out of the WTA Finals, or reflect on a season that fell far short of her usual standard. She declined to do post-match media. It was an abrupt end to a season, and perhaps an era, that devolved slowly. In hindsight, Sabalenka’s 2025 and