Sabalenka wins second consecutive US Open title

In the early morning of September 7, Aryna Sabalenka defeated Amanda Anisimova 2-0 (6-3, 7-6) in the women's singles final to become the first female tennis player to successfully defend the US Open championship since Serena Williams in 2014.

Sabalenka with the 4th Grand Slam of her career - Photo: REUTERS

This was the second Grand Slam final of the American tennis player Anisimova's career, she received enthusiastic support from the home fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium. However, the support of the fans could not help Anisimova escape the "psychological ghost" in the final, when she made many mistakes with 29 unforced errors and 7 double faults.

After 94 minutes, Anisimova lost 0-2 (3-6, 6-7) to world number 1 Sabalenka. However, in this defeat, it seems that Anisimova has "improved" compared to the record 0-2 (0-6, 0-6) loss to Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon final 2 months ago.

Anisimova called it a "great summer" despite losing the Wimbledon final and now the US Open. "It's been a really great summer," she said. "Losing two Grand Slam finals in a row is great but it's also very difficult. I think today I didn't fight hard enough for my dream."

Meanwhile, Sabalenka continues to establish herself as one of the greatest players of the 21st century. She has now won four Grand Slam titles, tying her with Kim Clijsters, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Naomi Osaka and Hana Mandlikova.

The 24-year-old Belarusian has also established a period of dominance on hard courts, reaching six consecutive Grand Slam finals on hard courts and winning four titles. She is also the first woman since Serena Williams (2014) to successfully defend her US Open title.

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