Aryna Sabalenka displayed a powerful serve and dominating ground strokes and won her second consecutive U.S. Open title Saturday as she defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-6.

Sabalenka is the top-ranked women's player in the world, but the pressure was squarely on her shoulders when she stepped on to the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. She had lost previous Grand Slam finals this year in the Australian Open and the French Open, and she lost at Wimbledon in the semifinals.

That defeat came against Anisimova, as the emotional Sabalenka had a hard time keeping her cool in that classic tournament when she fell behind against her hard-hitting rival.

That was not a problem in the U.S. Open Final. Anisimova got off to a solid start and took a 3-2 lead in the first set when Sabalenka

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