Emotional Aryna Sabalenka screams to US Open glory as she claims record-breaking prize money

Aryna Sabalenka roars in celebration (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)

Both women were looking to bury recent scar tissue, with Anisimova back in a major final 56 days after her Wimbledon whitewash, while Sabalenka suffered heart-breaking defeats at both the Australian Open and French Open – forced to apologise after an ungracious press conference towards winner Coco Gauff at the latter.

Sabalenka also lost to Anisimova in the semi-finals at Wimbledon, putting her in the strange position of being by a distance the best player in the world but without a slam trophy in 2025.

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