Aryna Sabalenka celebrated her US Open title defence in style. After beating Amanda Anisimova in a tough 1 hour, 34-minute battle, Sabalenka proceeded to play out a champagne-spraying war with her team. The video of the hilarious incident was captured by the tournament’s official social media handle.
Sabalenka, who had not won any Grand Slams this season, breathed a sigh of relief after beating USA’s Anisimova. The US star had beaten Iga Swiatek in the semi-final and gave Sabalenka a run for her money in the summit clash.
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Aryna Sabalenka beat her opponent 6–3, 7–6(3), underlining her claim as the modern queen of the hardcourt.
The Belarusian has not missed a hardcourt major final since 2022. Her latest trophy brings her Grand Slam haul to four, as she became the first woman to win back-to-back US Opens since Serena Williams claimed three straight from 2012 to 2014.
The clash between two of tennis’s hardest-hitting, biggest-serving women boiled down to unforced errors, as Sabalenka kept them to 15 compared to 29 from the racket of her opponent.
“I want to thank everyone who came here, who flew in to be there in my box,” said Sabalenka, who fell to her knees after clinching victory with an unreturnable serve and embraced her coaches in the stands in a scene of utter joy.
“I’m going to reach a lot more finals and I don’t care where you are in the world, I want you in my box.”
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Sabalenka, 27, had ice in her veins as she saved three break points in a nervy first game, and Anisimova handed over the early break when she sent a shot past the baseline in the second.
Anisimova hit her stride when she won a 12-shot rally with a forehand winner out of Sabalenka’s reach to break back in the third game, and she went up a break as Sabalenka hit one beyond the baseline in the fifth.
The tiger-tattooed Belarusian prowled along the baseline in frustration, tuning out the fans who were squarely in her opponent’s favour as she faced an American in the final for a third straight year.
Sabalenka pounced on her chance to get the momentum back, breaking Anisimova to love in the sixth and converting on another break point from the baseline in the eighth.
She closed out the first set with an unreturnable serve and sent a backhand whizzing past the American to convert on a break point in the third game of the second set.
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