Aryna Sabalenka steps onto court wearing over 127 carats of eye-popping jewellery as she prepares for US Open trophy defence

Aryna Sabalenka began the journey to defending her back-to-back US Open wins dripping in rare gemstones with her final custom Grand Slam jewellery set of the season. 

The world No1 partnered up at the start of the year with New York jeweller Material Good and has since debuted a new eye-catching array of pieces in Melbourne, Paris, and London. 

But in keeping with the bold style of the US Open itself, her necklace, bracelet and earring set for the Big Apple is particularly vivid, featuring an array of coloured stones said to represent the city’s ‘multicultural melting pot heritage’. 

Sabalenka’s necklace is set in 18-carat gold, featuring 83.20 total carats, courtesy of its sapphire, tourmaline, garnet, zircon, spinel, chrysoberyl, and tanzanite stones. 

A matching bracelet, worn during her media duties, and stud earrings which can be lengthened feature similar stones, with the carats of the set as a whole totalling over 127. 

Sabalenka is one of 128 players in the women’s main draw, with the carats perhaps representing each of the peers chasing her US Open crown.  

More to follow.