New York, USA – Aryna Sabalenka don do am again! E don win her second consecutive U.S. Open championship after she defeat Amanda Anisimova for final wey happen on Saturday, September 6, 2025. The match no easy oh, but Sabalenka carry the day with 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory. Na real wah! (Somebody say ‘Gbabrooo!’ for this victory!)
Sabalenka wey be the number one player, don join the likes of Serena Williams, Billie Jean King and Steffi Graf as the only women wey don win U.S. Open titles back-to-back. E dey very rare like finding hen wey fit talk! Na the first time since 2014 wey person don do am like this, and Sabalenka no even allow stress affect am for that court.
As de final dem start, Sabalenka show say she no dey play. E start strong by breaking Anisimova serve before dem even settle down. But make we no lie, Anisimova no just dey fall hand anywhere. E put up fight wey make crowd dey shout like say dem dey watch World Cup final! (Chai, the pressure!)
During de second set, wahala dey for Sabalenka when she bin dey two points from winning. But you know as e be sometimes with tennis, even small mistake fit turn match upside down, and so she find herself in the tiebreak. Na there comot some small drama. But this time, she don learn from her past finals wey she miss; she no let anxiety take her shine.
“I just let the doubt get into my head,” Sabalenka dey talk later. “But after I breathe small, I tell myself say ‘Chill, it happen before, but I go focus on wetin dey happen now.’” (You gatz respect somebody wey fit talk like this under pressure!)
Sabalenka wey dey 27 years old, don collect her fourth Grand Slam title, and it’s like she dey aim for more. Before dis win, she don face loss for finals at Australian Open and French Open earlier this year. Dis win don help her settle score with her past demons because nobody wan be the person wey dey loose am for finals back to back, na real wah! (E be like say she don turn ‘Finals Killer’ now!)
Anisimova wey be 24 years old, try her best too. Before dis final, she don face Sabalenka for last year final, so she sabi wetin e mean to go toe-to-toe with her. “I truly really admire her,” Anisimova talk about Sabalenka, as she dey come down from the match wah. “She put in plenty work, na why she dey where she dey.” (Aww, young player ready to take over! We dey watch you!)
As sabalenka dey collect her trophy, she no fit hide excitement. E be like say she dey plan to pop Champagne and celebrate all night. (Na only correct padi dem know wetin dis kind celebration mean!) But before we go start dey toast, no forget say men’s final dey come tomorrow, as no. 1 Jannik Sinner go face off with no. 2 Carlos Alcaraz. Na so e be, tennis no dey sleep, and we gatz dey on top our game too!
In conclusion, Sabalenka don really cement her name for de tennis history book with this victory, and we dey look forward to wetin she go do next. Abeg, make we gather dey watch as dem carry arms for another Grand Slam next time again!
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