The Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka He consecrated champion of the US Open femeninolast Grand Slam of the year, when imposed before the place Amanda Anisimova 6-3 and 7-6 (3). It is the fourth crown in large tournaments that achieves the number one in the world, and it is the First champion that repeats in two consecutive years since 2012: In 2024 he had defeated another American in the final, Jessica Pegulaby a double 7-5. Sabalenka It was redeemed Of the two lost finals in two other great tournaments of the season, and against US rivals: the Australian Open (against Madison Keys) and Roland Garros (Coco Gauff).
The Belarusian He also avenged the anisimova Americanthat had eliminated her in the semifinals of Wimbledon. As soon as he knew he was two -time in New York, He took his hands in his face and knelt on the baseline. The spectators in the Artur Ashe Stadium Flushing Meadows broke their hands to applaud her. It was after the return of Anisimova went wide, in the Tie-Broak of the second set in which the Belarusian was imposed by 6-3.
Then, Sabalenka, brand new champion, He broke into tears. He gave free rein to emotions, while in his box his entire coaching staff celebrated for the victory. The world number 1 He reached with this victory his 100 successes in Grand Slam matches. Not bad for the 27 -year -old tennis player.
The bellruse, 27, managed to close the season with a big title, The room of his career. Anisimova, on the other hand, had a new opportunity to raise its first Grand Slam trophy on Saturday, this time before its audience in Flushing Meadows. You will have to keep waiting.
Ninth of the wta ranking, the American He shone this year for the first time in the US Opencoping first Swiatek revenge-who defeated her for a double 6-0 in the Wimbledon final-in the quarterfinals and braking in semifinals to another former number one, Naomi osaka. On Saturday, in front of the current queen of the circuit, it had the majority support of the 23,000 fans.
The duel between Anisimova and Sabalenka began with a thrilling blowsas expected of two of the most powerful players of the moment. The American put pressure with three Break Points in the initial game of which the current champion managed to leave unharmed. Sabalenka broke for the first time before a fulminant reaction of Anisimova seizing three consecutive games.
The American looked the precision in her devastating right, with which she traced a Duel very uphill in front of Osaka. But Sabalenka, in his third experience as a finalist in the world’s greatest Court, held his nerves and He resisted until the effectiveness of his rival was declining.
He First set ended on the side of the Belarusian Despite the end of its rival in winning blows, three against 13. The fate of the final was always in the American racket, condemned by a total of 29 non -forced errors by 15 from Sabalenka.
In the second set he went through another phase of success in which broke to match 3-3 and return the illusion to the stands. Sabalenka returned the break below but, with his service already two points of the trophy, he made a clear mistake in the network that was pulled by the public.
Arthur Ashe Stadium was again a pressure cooker against Sabalenkathat in the past suffered very hostile environments, especially in the final lost in 2023 against Coco Gauff. Anisimova put up 6-5 but could not avoid a Tiebreak, the specialty of the Belarusian, which was clearly imposed until he collapsed on the track of emotion for the triumph. Anisimova congratulated her on the network before breaking into a disagreed crying in your bank.
The best thing about Aryna Sabalenka’s triumph in the US Open final
With information from the AFP agency.
