Aryna Sabalenka won her second consecutive US Open women’s singles championship in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (3), defeating American Amanda Anisimova in the US Open women’s singles final. With this win, Sabalenka joined an elite group, becoming the 10th woman to win back-to-back US Open women’s singles titles in the Open Era (starting in 1968), and the first to do so since Serena Williams won three years in a row in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Despite her No. 1 world ranking, it was Sabalenka’s first major win all year. Saturday afternoon at Arthur Ashe Stadium, in front of a largely pro-Anisimova crowd and after losing to Anisimova in the Wimbledon semifinals, Sabalenka played sharply and consistently, maintaining her composure and not letting her emotions get the best of her as she has done in the past when play wasn’t going her way. After Sabalenka took the first set, Anisimova won three consecutive games to rally from a 5-3 deficit in the second set to take a 6-5 lead. And, when the match came down to a tiebreaker, experience and fate seemed to be on Sabalenka’s side. Sabalenka controlled the tiebreak, winning her 19th tiebreaker in a row and extending her impressive 20-1 record in tiebreakers to 21-1. Sabalenka’s four unforced errors for the match versus Anisimova’s 29 also played a big role in her win.
After falling to her knees and covering her head in her hands as she sobbed in celebration, Sabalenka later explained, “I think because of the finals earlier this season, this one felt different. This one felt like I had to overcome a lot of things to get this one. I knew that with the hard work we put in, like, I deserved to have a Grand Slam title this season. When I fell, it was true emotions, because it means a lot to defend this title and to bring such great tennis on the court. And to bring the fight and be able to handle my emotions the way I did in this final, it means a lot. I’m super proud right now of myself.”
Following the match Sabalenka offered words of encouragement to Anisimova, who moved up from number eight to number four in the rankings. Sabalenka told her, “trust me, the moment you’re going to win your first one and you’re going to win it, you play incredible tennis . . . girl you’re going to enjoy it even more after this tough loss in the finals.”
Dabrowski and Routliffe win second US Open women’s doubles title
Earlier in the week, Taylor Townsend and her partner Katerina Siniakova squared off against Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe in the 2025 US Open women’s doubles final. After advancing to the final without dropping a set in the tournament, the number one seed American-Czech team, lost to the third seed Dabrowski and Routliffe in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4. With the upset win, Dabrowski and Routliffe claimed their second US Open doubles title in three years.