2025 US Open final \u2013 Amanda Anisimova one step from ultimate redemption<\/p>\n
Anisimova has proven resilience since she took a mental health break in 2023<\/a>, putting herself first and coming back even stronger. It has since been a year of firsts for the 24-year-old: a maiden WTA 1000 title in February, a first Grand Slam final in July and now a debut US Open championship match.<\/p>\n The eighth seed, who will rise to world number four after the tournament, has produced two statement performances at Flushing Meadows. Her quarter-final triumph<\/a> against Iga \u015awi\u0105tek<\/a> quelled the Wimbledon trauma<\/a>, while semi-final success<\/a> over Naomi Osaka<\/a> was a masterclass in the psychological game.<\/p>\n \u201cIt means the world,\u2019\u2019 Anisimova said in her on-court interview<\/a> upon reaching the final. \u201cI\u2019m trying to process that right now. It\u2019s just absolutely a dream come true. It has been a dream of mine like forever to be in the US Open final, and obviously the hope is to be the champion. But I\u2019m in the final now and I\u2019ll try to get ready.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n This tournament is already an accolade in its own right for Anisimova, whose previous best result at the US Open was the third round. She will also fancy herself against Sabalenka, holding a superior head-to-head record, including a win in their most recent match at Wimbledon<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 24-year-old is the first American woman since Sofia Kenin<\/a> in 2020 to reach two major singles finals in the same year. That year, Kenin won one final and lost the other, something Anisimova will look to replicate at Arthur Ashe Stadium.<\/p>\n