By Amy Tennery and Janina Nuno Rios

NEW YORK (Reuters) -A showdown between two of tennis’ heaviest hitters awaits fans in Saturday’s U.S. Open women’s final, where Amanda Anisimova will hope to derail Aryna Sabalenka’s title defence while chasing Grand Slam redemption.

Few predicted the American would return to a major final so soon after her crushing 6-0 6-0 defeat by Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon, but Anisimova proved the doubters wrong by ousting the architect of her misery in the quarter-finals.

She brings to the court a similar skill set as Sabalenka, with tremendous power from the baseline, a lethal forehand and big serve that have overwhelmed opponents through the draw and their three-set comeback wins in the semi-finals.

While Anisimova holds a 6-3 edge in their head-to-head, world

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