Aryna Sabalenka Vs Amanda Anisimova Highlights, US Open Final: World No. 1 Wards Off Spirited American, Defends Title

Greetings and welcome, tennis lovers! We are building up to the start of the US Open women's singles final between Aryna Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova. Watch this space for all the updates.

The match begins at around 1:30am IST. The Aryna Sabalenka vs Amanda Anisimova, US Open 2025 women's singles final will be telecast on the Star Sports Network TV channels in India. It will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in the country.

It's a carnival-like atmosphere at Flushing Meadows. The players enter the court after brief pre-match interviews and pose for the customary photos at the toss. They are doing some knocking; play to get underway right after this.

The fun begins in New York. Sabalenka serving first in the opening set, and the first game lives up to the match's stature. Anisimova earns a break point straight away but the top seed holds on to force deuce. The American gets two more break points and Sabalenka wards both off and finally holds serve grittily.

The American is on fire! She is broken in the second game but rebounds with two breaks of Sabalenka's serve to go from 0-2 down to 3-2 up in the first set. The atmosphere is electric as the home crowd is egging the eighth seed on for good measure.

The sinusoidal nature of the momentum flow continues. After Anisimova's strong run, it is Sabalenka's turn to take charge. She breaks the American back and is now serving for the first set at 5-3.

There it is. The first set goes Sabalenka's way as she wins four straight games from 2-3 down to take it 6-3. Anisimova began the set well but could not do much in the face of the world number one's late charge, and now needs to win the second set to stay in this final.

Much like the first game of the first set, the opening game of the second one is also a long-drawn one. Anisimova has to fight hard before holding serve this time, and she is complaining to the chair umpire about the lights, saying that she can't see the ball while tossing it up for service.

But the conditions are what they are, and the umpire reiterates that nothing can be done about them at this stage of the match and tournament.

Sabalenka marches on, continuing in similar vein as the latter stages of the first set. She breaks Anisimova in the American's first service game to take a 3-1 lead in the second set. The eighth seed holds on next time to make it 3-2, but the defending champion possesses all the aces now.

Anisimova breaks Sabalenka's serve to rekindle hopes of a fightback, but the Belarusian immediately breaks back to regain the advantage in the second set. The eighth seed is now serving at 3-5 to stay in the match.

Anisimova has the crowd on its feet as she breaks Sabalenka's serve right when it matters, down 4-5 in the second set. The American has now wiped off the defending champion's advantage and drawn level in the set.

The crowd's already vociferous roar grows louder as Anisimova holds serve at 5-5 and the second set eventually proceeds to a tie-break. Sabalenka has raced away to a 4-1 lead in the 7-point tie-break, however.

Aryna Sabalenka is now a four-time Major winner! The top seed wins the second set tiebreak 7-3 to defend her US Open women's singles title with elan. The Belarusian wins in straight sets 6-3, 7-6, but it was far from a straightforward victory.

Amanda Anisimova made her sweat all the way, and the home hope can take a lot of pride from her display tonight, especially after the double bagel sorrow of the Wimbledon final.

Though it was certainly not as embarassing a defeat as the one at the Wimbledon final to Iga Swiatek, Amanda Anisimova is sobbing uncontrollably tonight as well. The weight of back-to-back Grand Slam final defeats perhaps getting to her.

"I didn't fight hard enough for my dreams today," she says at the post-final ceremony. "It has been a great summer. Losing in two finals is great but it is also super hard... Congrats to Aryna (Sabalenka). You are so incredible. I am in awe of what you have accomplished and what you have achieved. Congrats to you and your team," Anisimova adds.

Here is what Sabalenka had to say, soon after her second straight US Open triumph: "It is crazy, all the lessons were worth it for this one. I'm speechless... Congrats Amanda on reaching back-to-back finals at the Slams. I know how much it hurts to lose but trust me you will win one, you play incredible tennis.

"Congrats on what you and your team have you've achieved after your comeback. You will enjoy it more after these tough losses in finals."

After tonight's intense match, the attention shifts to another blockbuster final: the hotly awaited men's singles title clash between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. This will be their third consecutive Major final face-off in the year after Roland Garros and Wimbledon. The match is scheduled to begin at 11:30pm IST on Sunday (later today), and we will bring to you live updates from it.