Aryna Sabalenka has clinched her fourth Grand Slam title after defeating Amanda Anisimova in the US Open final.
Sabalenka overcame Anisimova 6-3, 7-6(7-3) at Arthur Ashe Stadium, having been the top seed and the defending champion.
She now has 100 Grand Slam match wins to her name, with the WTA number one now a two-time US Open and two-time Australian Open champion.
Sabalenka has also lost a US Open final in her career, while she finished as runner-up at the Australian Open and French Open this year.
Anisimova praised Sabalenka after the victory for the Belarusian, who is the first woman since Serena Williams in 2014 to successfully defend a US Open title.
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And playing a key role in her latest triumph was her close-knit team of coach Anton Dubrov, hitting partner Andrei Vasilevski and fitness coach Jason Stacy.
They were, however, joined by Max Mirnyi in New York, who Sabalenka hired going into the hard-court tournament.
And the 10-time Grand Slam doubles champion has shared insight into their workings, telling BBC Sport: “She definitely wasn’t broken by any means – she is the top player in the world, won the best tournaments and beaten the best players time and time again.
“It’s just been a matter of evolving and improving her game and trying to add different facets to it.
“Maybe being a bit more versatile on serve and being more dominant, trying to enhance her powerful groundstrokes by finishing some balls at the net.
“She’s very quick on catching onto things I have mentioned and we have been working on.”
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Sabalenka deserves huge praise for her latest victory in New York, where she didn’t let emotions get the better of her on the court.
Frustration was undoubtedly a factor in her previous Grand Slam finals this season, when she lost to Madison Keys in Melbourne and Coco Gauff in Paris.
But a third successive defeat to an American player was avoided this time around, where Sabalenka was much more composed and in control.
She enjoyed a fantastic run in Queens, which included wins over the likes of former US Open finalists Jessica Pegula and Leylah Fernandez.
RoundOpponentScoreFirstRebeka Masarova7-5, 6-1SecondPolina Kudermetova7-6(7-4), 6-2ThirdLeylah Fernandez (31)6-3, 7-6(7-2)FourthCristina Bucsa6-1, 6-4QuarterfinalMarketa VondrousovaWalkoverSemifinalJessica Pegula (4)4-6, 6-3, 6-4FinalAmanda Anisimova (8)6-3, 7-6(7-3)Aryna Sabalenka 2025 US Open results
Anisimova, however, arguably had a tougher run to the final, which involved overcoming both Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka.
She also deserves praise for her superb efforts, with Anisimova looking likely to win a Grand Slam title sooner rather than later.