Aryna Sabalenka has announced she will sit out the National Bank Open in Montreal as she believes it is her “best chance” of hard court success this season.

The World No.1 is without a slam this year having not recently exited Wimbledon at the semi-final stage and the US Open represents her final chance in 2025.

The Belruasin returns to North America as the reigning US Open Champion having beaten Jessica Pegula in the final but she will not be featuring at the Canadian Open after she opted to skip it.

“I’m looking forward to kicking off the North American hard-court swing, but to give myself the best chance for success this season, I’ve decided it’s in my best interest to skip Montreal,” Sabalenka said via a Tennis Canada press release.

“I’ll miss my amazing Canadian fans, but I’m alre

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