Aryna Sabalenka shares message for Amanda Anisimova after US Open final
Our open 2025 ladies singles winner Aryna Sabalenka paid tribute to her opponent, Amanda AnisimovaAfter she defeated her in the final.
De Wereld No. 1 Tennis star, 27, successfully defended the US Open Championship that she originally won last year in the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York, on Saturday 6 September, with a final score of 6-3 and 7-6 in straight sets. This historical victory made Sabalenka the first woman to defend her US Open Championship since then Serena Williams in 2014.
Sabalenka fell on her knees and took a cheers after winning the victory before he gracefully hugged Anisimova on the field. Sabalenka acknowledged Anisimova’s efforts during an interview on the field a little later.
With her opponent, feet were gone, the US Open 2025 Women’s Champion told Anisimova: “Congratulations Amanda to reach Back -To Back Slam Final [Wimbledon and US Open]. I know how much it hurts loses in the final. But believe me, the moment you win the first – and you’re going to win. You play incredible tennis! “
“Congratulations with you and your team with the things you have achieved after your comeback,” she added. “Girl, you’re going to enjoy it even more after the difficult losses in the final.”
In her own interview on the field, Anisimova told the crowd: “It is great to lose in two final in a row, but it is also super difficult. I think I have not fought hard enough for my dreams today, but I just want to congratulate with Aryn.”
Anisimova, 24, has mounted a remarkable comeback after he had left the sport to concentrate on her mental health. Amanda initially continued to play after the death of her father and coach, Konstantin AnisimovIn 2019, but announced that she took free time from tennis in 2023.
“I really struggled with my mental health and burnout since the summer of 2022,” Anisimova explained via Instagram in May 2023. “It has become unbearable at tennis tournaments.”
Aryna Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova after winning the last match for women’s singles at US Open.
Susan Mullane/ISI photos/ISI photos via Getty ImagesShe continued: “At the moment my priority is my mental well -being and taking a break for a while. I worked as hard as I could push through it. I will miss it to be there, and I appreciate all the constant support.”
Worldwide ranked at NR. Iga świątek – and followed an impressive run in the US Open, where she threw her Wimbledon loss to świątek in the quarterfinals this week.
While Anisimova and Sabalenka showed their respect for each other during the US Open -final on Saturday, they had a testy exchange earlier this year. The resident of New Jersey overlooked Sabalenka in the semi -final of Wimbledon 2025 in July, although there was controversy during a competition in the third set where the Forehand volley of Anisimova hit the top of the power cord before he fell.
In a press conference after the game, Sabalenka suggested that Anisimova owed her an apology for the error.
“I just looked at her and I just didn’t hear, but I just said:” You don’t want to say sorry? “But she just wanted, I think, to win this competition.
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After her 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 semi-final loss in Wimbledon, Sabalenka also complained that Anisimova had a point fourth and should have been moored by the referee.
“I just tried to chase the ball. She already celebrated him. I mean, that’s a bit too early,” Sabalenka was full. “Then she pissed me a little and said,” Oh, that’s what she always does. ‘… I came back because I got really angry at the time, probably in the third set [which she lost] I should have remembered that. ‘
At her own press conference, Anisimova tried to trivialize the dispute by clarifying that they were not ‘fourth’ prematurely.
“It was just like a long grunt, I think,” she said in July. “I don’t really know what the deal there was to be honest, because I didn’t feel it was so interfering. I didn’t try to do it again.”
In the meantime, Sabalenka assured her fourth Grand Slam championship with her victory over Anisimova during the US Open champion on Saturday.
“It’s just crazy,” she said in her interview after the game. “All those difficult lessons [were] this worth. I’m speechless now. I think it’s great here. I love the support. I like it over the years [the fans and I] A kind of relationship built up, and you give me so much support … Thank you for bringing the best atmosphere. “
