{"id":138794,"date":"2025-09-07T06:31:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T06:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/138794\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T06:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T06:31:07","slug":"anisimova-struggles-to-serve-with-arthur-ashe-stadiums-roof-closed-during-the-us-open-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/138794\/","title":{"rendered":"Anisimova struggles to serve with Arthur Ashe Stadium’s roof closed during the US Open final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NEW YORK \u2014 Amanda Anisimova knew as soon as she took the court for the U.S. Open final<\/a> she was going to have trouble. <\/p>\n

\"Anisimova Anisimova struggles to serve with Arthur Ashe Stadium’s roof closed during the US Open final <\/p>\n

Not just because of the opponent across the net, but because of the roof over her head. <\/p>\n

Anisimova struggled to see the ball when she served with the roof shut because of rain at Arthur Ashe Stadium, a problem the No. 8-seeded American she said she faced throughout her 6-3, 7-6 loss to No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday. <\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t played on the court during the day with the roof closed, and it was literally, like, white, and I couldn\u2019t see the ball when I was serving,\u201d Anisimova said. \u201cThe whole match, I think starting from the warmup, I was, like, this is really going to be a problem for me. I didn\u2019t know what to do.\u201d <\/p>\n

Storms rolled through the New York area Saturday afternoon, forcing tournament officials to close the retractable roof on Ashe. There was a severe thunderstorm warning for an area that included Queens that lasted past the match’s starting time of just after 4 p.m. EDT, with possibilities of hail and winds of up to 60 mph. <\/p>\n

Anisimova motioned to her team in the stands that something was bothering her during ball tosses for serves. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere was no way of adjusting, because I could not see the ball when I was serving, and that was a huge shock to my system,\u201d Anisimova said. \u201cBecause I knew if I can\u2019t hold my serve, it was going to be very tough to stay in the match.\u201d <\/p>\n

Anisimova put only 58% of her first serves in and having to hit second serves against Sabalenka’s power put her in constant trouble. She won just 10 of 28 points in those situations and had her serve broken five times in the match. <\/p>\n

The 24-year-old from New Jersey played well enough to make it close despite those struggles before losing for the second straight time in a Grand Slam final<\/a>. This one, with her lack of preparation for the match conditions, provided Anisimova with a lesson she said she can take into future tournaments. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut it was extremely frustrating for me,\u201d she said. \u201cI mean, I was not expecting that at all, and that made my serving today very, very difficult.\u201d <\/p>\n

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