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\n Saturday\u2019s 2025 US Open<\/a> women\u2019s singles final is rich in storylines.\n <\/p>\n \n On one side of the net, American Amanda Anisimova<\/a> is looking to claim her first-ever grand slam title, just eight weeks after she suffered a devastating, historic loss in the Wimbledon final<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n \n On the other side, world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> is hoping to defend her US Open crown and silence the doubters after what has been a rollercoaster season.\n <\/p>\n \n The US Open women\u2019s singles final takes place Saturday at Arthur Ashe Stadium and is expected to start at 4 p.m. ET.\n <\/p>\n \n The match can be watched on ESPN in the US, while viewers in Europe and the UK can catch the action on Eurosport and Sky Sports, respectively.\n <\/p>\n \n A full list of broadcast partners can be found here<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n \n The world of elite sports is littered with examples of players and teams that nearly reached the very top, only to fall short at the proverbial finish line.\n <\/p>\n \n It would have been very easy for Anisimova to join that long list.\n <\/p>\n \n The American suffered a chastening 6-0, 6-0 defeat to Iga \u015awi\u0105tek in the Wimbledon final eight weeks ago, the first time in the Open Era that a women\u2019s player has failed to win a single game in the final at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. Anisimova could not hold back the tears in her on-court interview following the match.\n <\/p>\n \n And yet, somehow, this year\u2019s US Open has seen the American not only make it past the third round of her home major for the first time, but return to a grand slam final at the first time of asking.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cI think it just shows that I have worked really hard, especially on my mental game and not giving up,\u201d Anisimova said after her comeback semifinal victory over Naomi Osaka.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cI think I have really worked on myself to really be able to handle those moments and to believe in myself, even when it feels like \u2018What is there to believe in?\u2019\u201d she added. \u201cI think I have really done a better job of that, and especially since the Wimbledon final. I think I have really shifted with my attitude, as well.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Perhaps we should be less surprised by her impressive return. Anisimova played some fantastic tennis at Wimbledon, and has continued to do so in New York.\n <\/p>\n \n Fifty-three days after that final in London, Anisimova got her revenge with a straight-sets victory against \u015awi\u0105tek in the quarterfinal, in which she overpowered the Polish player and hit 23 winners.\n <\/p>\n \n The world No. 9 followed that up with a hard-fought win over Osaka, a match which for a long time looked destined to go the way of the four-time grand slam singles winner, before Anisimova won a second-set tiebreak and swung the momentum back in her favor.\n <\/p>\n \n In Sabalenka, Anisimova is now preparing to face a player against whom, historically, she has had the upper hand. The American has won six of the pair\u2019s nine meetings, most recently a dramatic semifinal at Wimbledon in July.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cWe\u2019ve had very, very tough matches,\u201d said Anisimova. \u201cA lot of them have actually been at grand slams, too, especially early on in my career. But I think the standout one was probably Wimbledon. It was really a seesaw match, which is almost always the case when I play her.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n With both the head-to-head record and the home crowd in her favor, Anisimova will be hoping that Saturday is the day she claims her first ever grand slam title.\n <\/p>\n Sabalenka hoping to silence the doubters after up-and-down year<\/p>\n \n For the third straight year, Sabalenka is looking to disappoint most of the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium.\n <\/p>\n \n In 2023, she started quickly but ultimately lost the final to Coco Gauff. The following year, she beat Jessica Pegula in straight sets. Now, in Anisimova, she is facing off against another member of America\u2019s newest golden generation.\n <\/p>\n \n The Belarusian enters Saturday\u2019s match in a strange situation. Following last year\u2019s US Open final win \u2013 in which she just had too much power for Pegula \u2013 Sabalenka looked set to establish herself as the dominant force in women\u2019s tennis.\n <\/p>\n \n In many ways, she has. The 27-year-old is the world No. 1 by a sizeable margin and has made two finals and one semifinal in the three grand slams since then.\n <\/p>\n \n And yet she has lost on each occasion \u2013 to Madison Keys<\/a> in the Australian Open final, to Gauff in the final at Roland Garros<\/a> and to Anisimova in that topsy-turvy Wimbledon semifinal eight weeks ago.\n <\/p>\n \n Perhaps most concerningly for her fans, Sabalenka \u2013 never one to shy away from being vocal on the court \u2013 has occasionally let her emotions get the better of her, particularly at Roland Garros.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cWhat happened in Paris, definitely not gonna happen here and never, you know,\u201d she said following her semifinal win over Pegula on Thursday. \u201cI learned that lesson, and I will never behave that way. It\u2019s not me, you know. Yeah, I was super emotional. I let it go and let emotions take control over me, and it\u2019s not who I am. It\u2019s never gonna happen again.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Sabalenka has been true to her word in New York, claiming straight-sets victories in her first four matches before progressing to the last four after Mark\u00e9ta Vondrou\u0161ov\u00e1 withdrew with a knee injury.\n <\/p>\n \n In the resulting semifinal, it was Pegula rather than Sabalenka who appeared to let her frustration get the better of her. After dropping a set for the first time this tournament, Sabalenka stormed back to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.\n <\/p>\n \n Her meeting with Anisimova \u2013 two months on from the Wimbledon final \u2013 means that, curiously, the American is not the only one looking to avenge what happened in London.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cI think I have to trust myself, and I have to go after my shots,\u201d Sabalenka said of her approach to Saturday\u2019s final. \u201cI felt like in that match at Wimby, I was doubting a lot my decisions, and that was the main thing that was bringing a lot of unforced errors.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cI gave her a lot of opportunities, and of course, she played incredible tennis, but I feel like I had my opportunities. 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