After several tough losses in 2025, Aryna Sabalenka finally added to her Grand Slam tally at Flushing Meadows. Losing in the finals of the Australian Open and Roland Garros, and the semifinals of Wimbledon, Sabalenka travelled to New York with a point to prove. Determined not to finish the season without a major, Sabalenka defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-6, to …
Read More »Aryna Sabalenka has won her second consecutive US Open women’s championship, dispatching Amanda Anisimova in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (3). With the victory, Sabalenka becomes the first woman to earn consecutive US Open titles since Serena Williams won three straight from 2012-14. Advertisement The match presented a change of typical roles for the two players. In the past, Sabalenka has …
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The bubbly was flowing from all angles Saturday inside Aryna Sabalenka’s locker room following her second straight U.S. Open triumph. Shortly after defeating American Amanda Anisimova at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, 6-3, 7-6 (7), the Belarusian tennis star was showered with Moët & Chandon champagne by members of her team, a spirited celebration she savored and took part in. …
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At the end of an excruciating season filled with near-misses and heartbreak at the final hurdle, Aryna Sabalenka began her third consecutive US Open final with one final chance to win the grand slam title she felt she was owed. This occasion could have been the source of more anxiety and stress, another reason for her to fall apart, but …
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Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Second set: *Sabalenka 6-3, 0-1 Anisimova (*denotes next server)Anisimova is now complaining to the umpire; I think it’s to do with the lights affecting her ball toss. I can’t see how anything will change, though. She needs to get it out of her mind and reset. …
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* Aryna Sabalenka 3-3 Amanda Anisimova Anisimova’s semi-final with Osaka was a wild one, with momentum swings throughout. It already feels like this will be similar. Suddenly, Anisimova is broken to love. After a couple of misses from Anisimova, Sabalenka finds a deep return of her own and Anisimova nets. Jamie Braidwood6 September 2025 21:45 BREAK! Aryna Sabalenka 2-3 Amanda …
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FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — The Amanda Anisimova redemption tour rolls on. Not content to merely exorcise the ghosts of her 6-0, 6-0 defeat to Iga Świątek in the Wimbledon final, Anisimova climbed back from a wrenching loss in a first-set tiebreak to beat Naomi Osaka 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-3 and set up a U.S. Open final against Aryna Sabalenka, the reigning …
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Amanda Anisimova sends message to Aryna Sabalenka with display of her new strength Amanda Anisimova fell to her knees and tapped on the blue hard court. With her dream of reaching a first final at the US Open accomplished, whatever magic that is unfolding in New York had worked its spell again. Eight weeks after her 6-0 6-0 Wimbledon final …
Read More »The US Open women’s final is set as America’s Amanda Anisimova will face defending champion Aryna Sabalenka for the title on Saturday. Sabalenka defeated Jessica Pegula in three sets in a thrilling semifinal, before Anisimova beat Naomi Osaka in similarly thrilling fashion. Anisimova is going for her first Grand Slam title. Both players had a tough road to this point, …
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Ayrna Sabalenka is one win away from defending her maiden US Open title. On Thursday night, the 27-year-old Belarusian overcame an unplanned layoff and a scratchy opening set to dismiss familiar foe Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first women’s semi-final inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. The victory, Sabalenka’s third-straight in the US Open semis, doesn’t just set her up …
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