Two of the fastest and most powerful players in women’s tennis will face off on the blue hard courts of Arthur Ashe Stadium in a bid to lift the champion’s trophy at the US Open 2025.
The women’s singles final between Aryna Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova is being touted as a match-up of two athletes with a very similar style of play but who have faced contrasting fortunes in recent years.
Sabalenka sits at the top of the world rankings and is the tournament’s defending champion, albeit the Belarusian has not won a Grand Slam in 2025 despite qualifying for the finals at the Australian and French Open championships.
Meanwhile, Anisimova has made an astonishing comeback after losing to Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon final with a double- bagel – a 6-0, 6-0 scoreline – that left her in t