Aryna Sabalenka won the women’s singles title at the 2025 US Open by defeating Amanda Anisimova in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the final. She is the champion for the second straight year at the US Open, the first to do so since Serena Williams won three consecutive titles in 2012, 2013, and 2014. Running to this crown was more about conquering some mental demons that had had her fall in two other Grand Slam finals this year than scorching shot after scorching shot.
Belarussian hadn’t a great 2025 so far, retaining the No.1 WTA Ranking and leading the victory in Australia with wins – only to lose in the final against Madison Keys and then to be runner-up in the French final versus Coco Gauff. Sabalenka ended up rather annoyed because she handed a full 70-odd unforced errors to Gauff. It was an issue that had to do with her mentality, having found time to think it over while holidaying post-Wimbledon vacationing in Mykonos, Sabalenka realized that main issue was letting negative emotions creep into her game. She vowed to work on changing that but already it worked here in New York.
Meeting Anisimova in the US Open final was a particular challenge for Sabalenka since the last time she had met Anisimova at this stage she had lost to her in the semi-finals of Wimbledon. With the crowd at the Arthur Ashe Stadium behind the American, Sabalenka never allowed her concentration to waver. She calmly dropped a break while serving for the match at 5-4 in the second set and then won the tiebreak to clinch the title. If she had anything to prove by showing her ‘mind strength’ with composure under pressure then perhaps this was it.
Sabalenka has worked on her mind, sharing psychologist sessions for five years. It started helping, but she started feeling that she was taking too many things from the outside. Changing to take the sole responsibility of her actions and doing self-analysis on mistakes instead of others pointing out what went wrong was where the game really shifted. This consciousness might enable her to deal with the fluctuations in and mood since she is playing against Anisimova.
“This becomes the fourth Grand Slam title for Sabalenka. She said, “I’m going to take that one over, Australian Open, I need to re-win a trophy,” and ‘New York showing has built up confidence proving that she can indeed merge such a playing style based so much on power with emotional resilience’ plans on taking over the Australian Open, trying to regain a trophy lost earlier this year. The New York showing has built her confidence in proving that she can indeed merge such a playing style based so much on power with emotional resilience. For her, to win it was not only about the trophy but rather an issue of getting even with herself from past mistakes.
Main Takeaways on Aryna Sabalenka’s US Open 2025 Triumph
- Repeat Champion: After defeating Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-6 (3) on September 6, 2025, Aryna Sabalenka joined the likes of Serena Williams in the years 2012, 2013, and 2014 to lift successive crowns at the US Open.
- Emotional growth: “I knew how to control my emotions, what I have to do after emotions and not take them to my game.” Sabalenka lost two major finals in 2025 — the Australian Open final to Madison Keys and the French Open final to Coco Gauff — thereby stating that she had worked on her emotions. This was very key for her run here in New York.
- Mental Prep: Reflecting over her plan while in Mykonos, Sabalenka decided not to allow negative emotions to mar her crucial shots.
- Top Spot: Remaining at the top of the WTA rankings throughout 2025, Sabalenka had moved to 56 wins consolidating her hold on the sport.
- Final on mental strength: She was able to take the second set in a tiebreaker after losing her serve when serving for the match, finishing the game with increased mental strength.
- Self-reliance: She said that she used to rely on a psychologist before but now she takes charge of her mental game by analyzing where she has been going wrong to do better.
- Future Goal: To win the Australian Open title in 2026, as he currently has four Grand Slam titles.
For the title run at the 2025 US Open, Sabalenka brought together talent, hard work, and mental strength. She is one who has learned to shrug off past failures and stays cool under the most testing conditions to stamp her authority in women’s tennis. Fans cannot wait to witness such a performance at the Australian Open to make a charge for victory.
