The US Open 2025 female final, played on Saturday afternoon (6), had everything to be a battle on mental strength. On the one hand, the world’s number 1, Aryna Sabalenka, who had been crumbling in the finals of Majors and other great tournaments, undone by her own frustration.
On the other hand, the 9th best of the ranking, Amanda AniSimova, of still sensitive wounds after being run over at her first Grand Slam final, against Iga Swiatek in Wimbledon, where she suffered a double 6-0 in less than an hour.
In the end, Sabalenka, tournament champion also prevailed in 2024, by 2 sets to 0, with partials of 6-3 and 7-6 (3). It is the fourth title of Grand Slam from Belarussa, who beat Australian Open in 2023 and 2024.
With the ceiling of Arthur Ashe Stadium closed, due to a torrential rain that hit the Quaens region of New York, the support of the crowd -filled fans to Anyties, born in the neighboring state of New Jersey, echoed even among complaints from the young 24 -year -old tennis player.
The two exchanged powerful blows throughout the departure of 1 h 34 min, but Anysimova suffered more from the service and sinned a lot in unrampained errors, which were more numerous than her many Winners. There were 22 Belarussa -winning American -winning balls, but 29 unprecedented mistakes, against only 15 of the champion.
Sabalenka won the first set in 38 minutes, after leaving the front with the first break, giving the draw, behind a game and recovering. He even rehearsed to leave the frustration to bubble to the surface in the fifth game, but found his balance and led to the partial.
In the second set, Belarussa took the lead again and managed the advantage until she opened 5-3. In the ninth game, Anytimova confirmed her service with conviction, and in the tenth, she drew the draw, dragging the stage to a Tie-Break.
In the tiebreaker, the American anticipated too much in returns and her service abandoned her, with many doubles faults. Sabalenka opened 6-1 and ended the match on the third match point in 7-3. The history of direct encounters between the two is now 6 to 4 for AniSimova.
This was the third Grand Slam final of the season for the 27 -year -old Belarussa, who just did not reach the final stage in Wimbledon, losing in the semifinal to Annisimova. The American, by the way, were the number 1 cryptonite in the other most important tournaments of the year. In Australia, where he defended the two -time championship, he was defeated by Madison Keys in the final. In Roland Garros, France, he stopped in Coco Gauff.
The final marked Sabalenka’s 100th victory in Slams.
“I don’t think I fought enough for my dreams today,” said the runner-up at the trophy delivery ceremony, after crying copiously in her chair at the end of the match. “I am impressed by their deeds,” he told the opponent before thanking the fans and his team for their support.
“All those difficult lessons made this worth it,” celebrated Sabalenka. In a message to Anicismova, he said: “I know how much it hurts to lose a final […]but, girl, you will have even more fun when you win. “Belarussa has still celebrated has felt more support from the fans than in previous years.” I’m super excited to come back next year. “
In addition to the trophy, the champion took a check of $ 5 million (about $ 27 million), while the deputy pocketed $ 2.5 million ($ 13.5 million).
To reach the final, Sabalenka had a quiet way – only one set, before two of the opponent -, defeating Rebeka Masarova, Polina Kudermetova, Leylah Fernandez and Cristina Bucsa. In the quarterfinals, he gained an unexpected clearance with the giving up of Vondrousova Marketa, who faces a knee problem.
Jessica Pegula, another American, well that she tried to complicate Belarussa’s life in semi, but fell into three sets, even though she lost only four points in her own service in the last stage. Number 1 lavished Winners and took advantage of the excess of unprecedented errors of the opponent.
Already AniSimova reached his second consecutive final of Grand Slams after defeating Kimberly Birrell, Maya Joint and Jaqueline Cristian, before dispatching Brazilian Bia Haddad Maia in the round of 16. In the quarterfinals, he was able to avenge the painful defeat of the Wimbledon final as he passed direct sets by Swiatk. After the victory, he gave credit to therapy and said he had resisted the excerpts of the match in England to avoid making past mistakes again.
In the semifinal, he stared at Naomi Osaka, another recovering tennis player who, like number 9, took a period out of the circuit to deal with mental health. In 2023, AniSimova moved away from the courts for eight months to deal with a burnout. On Thursday (4), he dispatched the Japanese into three sets, nullifying his strong withdrawal.
This Sunday (7), at 15h, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz compete in the men’s final of the tournament. ESPN, Disney+ and SporTV 3 show the match.
