Finally, for volley and slice, Sabalenka chose a former rival who has now retired: the three-time Grand Slam champion Ash Barty, who was world No. 1 for several months with Sabalenka as No. 2.

Aryna Sabalenka has had a go at building her perfect women’s tennis players and several of the current top players make the list while former world No 1 Ashleigh Barty gets the nod in two ...