Amanda Anisimova of the United States (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Amanda Anisimova experienced a disappointment in her second Grand Slam finals and lost to the US Open on Saturday.A 24-year-old American, who was also second in Wimbledon in July, lost 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) to world number one and defended Sabalenko champion.Although Anisim’s strong gameplay against Sabalenek manifested itself, she tried to keep the consistency against her Belarusian opponent.“The loss in the two finals is great, but it’s also great hard. Today I’m for my dreams or hard,” Anisimova said.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!
“I didn’t win today, so of course I wasn’t enough.After her previous loss of 6-0, 6-0 IgA Swiatle in Wimbledon, Anisim’s continues to work on nerve management during the main tournaments.“I feel like I have a lot of nerves at the finals and it’s something I try to work on, but I just wish I played more aggressive,” Anisimova said. “Of course, she (Sabalenka) played amazing. She played very aggressive and did all the right things, so she made it very difficult for me today.”In the first set, Anisimova recovered from the early deficit to ensure a 3-2 lead with two service breaks.The closed roof at the Arthur Ash stadium hit Anisimov’s visibility due to heavy rain, which led to Sabalenka to win four more games and set.“During the day I did not play on the playground with a closed roof and it was literally, like white, and when I served, I did not see the ball,” Anisimova added. “That was a huge shock for my system. It was extremely frustrating for me.”The second set saw Anisim’s constantly ending, and although she broke Sabalenko’s administration, while the highest seed served for the match, she eventually lost in Tiebreak.“Getting to the final is obviously really strange, but it would be a dream come true to take it all the way,” Anisimova said. “I hope I can really work hard to give more opportunities to be in more and more finals.”
