Aryna Sabalenka is in elite firm.
On Saturday, Sabalenka added a fourth Grand Slam title to her resume in defeating American Amanda Anisimova in straight units, 6-3, 7-6, within the ladies’s U.S. Open Closing.
Anisimova put up a a lot better combat than in her final finals look at 2025 Wimbledon, when Iga Swiatek simply dispatched her with out dropping a sport. Anisimova gained three of the primary 5 video games in Saturday’s first set and valiantly compelled a second-set tiebreak after breaking Sabalenka’s serve down 5-4 within the set.
However the day belonged to Sabalenka, who joined illustrious firm with the title.
It was Sabalenka’s second consecutive U.S. Open championship, making her the primary girl to perform the feat since all-time nice Serena Williams, who gained three consecutive from 2012-14.
Within the Open period (1968-present), she’s simply the tenth girl to win consecutive U.S. Opens, becoming a member of an inventory of tennis royalty that, along with Williams, additionally contains Margaret Court docket (1969-70), Billie Jean King (1971-72), Chris Evert (1975-78), Martina Navratilova (1983-84, 1986-87), Steffi Graf (1988-89, 1995-96), Monica Seles (1991-92), Venus Williams (2000-01) and Kim Clijsters (2009-10).
Along with her newest U.S. Open triumph, Sabalenka affirmed her standing because the world’s greatest ladies’s tennis participant. Sabalenka, 27, is No. 1 within the WTA rankings, and she or he reached three grand slam finals this 12 months, dropping to Madison Keys in three units on the Australian Open in January and to Coco Gauff in three units at Roland Garros.
Sabalenka fell to Anisimova, additionally in three units, within the Wimbledon semis, making Saturday’s win even sweeter.
