Aryna Sabalenka lifted the 2025 US Open trophy, beating Amanda Anisimova within the summit conflict. The World No. 1 was a victor in two tight units, coming via 6-3, 7-6(3) in opposition to the house favourite.
By profitable the title, not solely did Sabalenka take her general tally to 4 Grand Slams, however she additionally marked the second event in her profession the place she efficiently defended a title at this stage. She additionally attained a couple of different massive milestones with the win and right here we check out a few of them.
Aryna Sabalenka is the third participant to win first 4 Grand Slam titles on hardcourts within the Open Period
Aryna Sabalenka first tasted Grand Slam success on the Australian Open three years in the past, beating Elena Rybakina within the last 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. She has since gone on to win three extra titles on the large stage and all of them have come on hardcourts.
Her second Slam title got here at Melbourne 12 months after her first, along with her efficiently defending her crown within the 2024 Australian Open. She lifted the US Open trophy in the identical 12 months, cementing her standing as one of the best lively participant on hardcourts.
Sabalenka has now defended one other Slam title, capturing her second consecutive title in New York along with her win over Amanda Anisimova within the summit conflict.
Solely two different girls from the Open Period have proven such affinity for hardcourts. Kim Clijsters received all 4 of her Slams on the floor, beginning with the 2005 US Open. She repeated the feat on the 2009 and 2010 US Opens and the 2011 Australian Open. Naomi Osaka has additionally received all her 4 Slam titles on hardcourts on the 2018 US Open, 2019 Australian Open, 2020 US Open and 2021 Australian Open.
Aryna Sabalenka is the second participant within the Open Period to assert a one hundredth Grand Slam win in a last
Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek have posted a few well-known centuries in 2025. The Pole was first to hit the 100 mark when it comes to Grand Slam wins, attaining the feat at Wimbledon.
The Pole had arrived on the All England Membership with 93 wins and wanted to win the title to finish her century. And that’s precisely what she did, beating the likes of Clara Tauson, Danielle Collins and Amanda Anisimova en-route to the title.
Very similar to Swiatek, Sabalenka arrived in New York needing seven matches to finish her Grand Slam century. She started her quest with a decent two-set win over Rebeka Masarova and has bookended with an analogous victory over Anisimova. No different participant has claimed a one hundredth Grand Slam win in a last within the Open Period.
First participant to defend US Open girls’s singles title since Serena Williams (2013-2014)
The US Open has been a troublesome Slam to efficiently defend and it has been over a decade since a participant lifted back-to-back trophies in New York. Aryna Sabalenka has adopted within the footsteps of Serena Williams, who had efficiently defended the title in 2014.
Williams was a victor over Victoria Azarenka within the marathon 2013 last 7–5, 6–7(6), 6–1 and was capable of return 12 months later and win the title by beating Caroline Wozniacki in a extra simple last 6-3, 6-3.
For Sabalenka, the title in 2024 got here with a hard-fought 7–5, 7–5 win over American Jessica Pegula. She was again going through a house favourite on this 12 months’s last within the type of Amanda Anismova.
The defending champion, nevertheless, was once more capable of shut issues out in a decent two-setter. After being unable to serve out the match up 5-4 within the second set, she roared again and managed to shut issues out within the tiebreaker 6-3, 7-6(3).
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Edited by Tushar Bahl
