No home miracle for Amanda Anisimova. The American (9th in the world) underwent the law in the US Open final, this Saturday in New York, of the world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 7-6 (7/3).
Now a quadruple winner of Grand Chelem tournament, the 27-year-old Belarusian bowed this season in the Australian Open final in January and then Roland Garros in June. But she was able to keep her title in the Grand Celem New York.
Anisimova, she is beaten for the second time in a row in the final of a Grand Chelem after her terrible 6-0 defeat, 6-0 against Iga SwiTek in Wimbledon.
A first since Serena Williams
The boss of the female circuit is the first player from Serena Williams to keep her title two years in a row at the US Open.
The American with 23 Grand Chelem titles had even won three years in a row in New York, between 2012 and 2014. In addition to her two titles in New York, Sabalenka won the Australian Open in 2023 and 2024.
Before winning her 100th Grand Chelem victory on Saturday, the Belarusian was led six victories to three by Anisimova in their duels. The native of New Jersey had notably beaten her in the semi-finals of Wimbledon.
The 24 -year -old American, despite an abundance of direct faults, defended herself better on Saturday than in her first Grand Slam final in July on the London lawn.
But that was not enough in the face of the power and the experience of Sabalenka, who made sure the first round was gaining in breakage at 4-3 after a very tight start when the two players chained Breaks and Débreaks.
In the second act, Anisimova twice a break behind to push his opponent to the decisive game, won without trembling by the Belarusian.
Anisimova will climb in the next WTA ranking in 4th place in the world, the highest rank of his career. Sabalenka was sure to remain world number one since her qualification for the quarterfinals in New York.
