New Delhi, July 6 -- WIMBLEDON - Three times this season Aryna Sabalenka had a problem in the second set and solved it. Sunday on Centre Court, when the score held level through eight service games and pushed toward a tiebreak, the problem looked familiar. The solution was not there.

21 consecutive tiebreaks, a sequence Sabalenka had built without interruption since Roland Garros 2023.

The tiebreak settled things with a directness that bordered on statement-making. Osaka won it 7-2. Sabalenka double-faulted twice, pushed two forehands wide, and found no way back. "She overpowered me," Sabalenka said. "My level was really low today, plus she was feeling her best." The numbers from the rest of the match did not support that self-assessmen...