Rafa.the.Magnificent
G.O.A.T.
Congrats to Sabalenka! Deserved that win.
2025 US Open Womens Final - [1] Aryna Sabalenka vs [8] Amanda Anisimova
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HarveyPitnik
Hall of Fame
Yeah, the Tigress! 
The match was hardly "a classic" but whatever... deserving winner means more to me.
The match was hardly "a classic" but whatever... deserving winner means more to me.
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
I don’t think that would be enough to dethrone her from YE#1.
bw114
Professional
Sort of the curious thing with sabalenka, it’s the strange combination of total muggery and then total clutchness. You never know what you’re gonna get in any given game. You’d think I’d learn my lesson at some point but no. Regardless congrats to her for winning. Thank god
MurraysMetalHip
Hall of Fame
Well played, Sabalenkoids.
Sadly, Annie Simova has the game to win a major, but not the mental fortitude.
Sadly, Annie Simova has the game to win a major, but not the mental fortitude.
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
I'd still say Saba is better since her Slam performances overall are much better collectively than Iga, Keys, and Coco. Iga would be closest.
HarveyPitnik
Hall of Fame
I highly doubt that. She may need one more "practice-final", but 4th or 5th time she will make it and very probably that won't be her only one...
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
Sabalenka was there for the taking today but Anisimova simply isn't up to the job. Hopefully she takes this as a big building block after Wimbledon, but today was still a mental loss again more than anything, it just wasn't a complete meltdown like Wimbledon.
I also really hope she works on his fitness this off-season. Your entire gameplan shouldn't just be big hitting or else you have no way of navigating matches where you're not redlining. Sabalenka's no defender, but came up with some really big gets on a couple key points that helped make a big difference.
I also really hope she works on his fitness this off-season. Your entire gameplan shouldn't just be big hitting or else you have no way of navigating matches where you're not redlining. Sabalenka's no defender, but came up with some really big gets on a couple key points that helped make a big difference.
This match won't be remembered like the Wimbledon final. There's nothing historic about a routine, straight-set women's slam final in which the winner was pretty solid and the loser was very hit-and-miss. And Anisimova can at least be pleased about her mini-comeback at the end of the second set. She managed to force a tiebreaker. But I think she knows that, despite not being embarrassingly double-bageled this time, she again played poorly in a slam final. After all, what was the key difference in this match? Was it that Sabalenka was clearly a level above Anisimova in terms of power or skill? No -- the difference was that Anisimova was much sloppier in execution. Too many UEs, too many DFs, too many mental lapses that lasted for games at a time. So I think that Anisimova may have a sour memory of this match even as the world largely forgets it.
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
Not likely but it's the second biggest title that can act as a tiebreaker in terms of trophies. Had she lost this final but remained as #1 then one of the slam winners would have been seen as the "true" #1 over her
insideoutforehanders
Professional
She played much better than last time and next time with even more experience will be better still. The slam win will happen soon IMO. Many greats lost or almost lost their first 3 or 4 slam finals.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
SabaQUEENa
Racquet_smash
Hall of Fame
Honestly completely unimpressed by either Swiatek's or Sabalenka's win in the last 2 slam finals.
marc45
G.O.A.T.
she doesn't have the game yet either, not enough diversity, and needs to be as dangerous on serve as her groundstrokes...and she needs to get even more fit
HarveyPitnik
Hall of Fame
Chrissie looks spectacular. 
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Well, Sabalenka lost the first two slam finals of the year, and AA lost the second two slam finals of the year.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Agree. Both have had to tell her to stop rushing them.
Open Stance
Hall of Fame
Im struggling deciding who the most annoying woman is. Usually it’s Evert but I think Carillo has taken the lead now.
Open Stance
Hall of Fame
ESPN must have a college football game to switch to.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Embarrassing and I hope she gets told how bad she was.
HarveyPitnik
Hall of Fame
Amanda is "so thrilled"! 
YellowFedBetter
Hall of Fame
(Just finished) Well that sucked.
bw114
Professional
It’s ****ing insane. I hate the ****ing mentions of the $ amount too, as if the players care about the money more than the trophy
DSH
Bionic Poster
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