NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka has taken the first set of the U.S. Open women’s final against Amanda Anisimova by a 6-3 score on Saturday.

Sabalenka is seeking her fourth Grand Slam title overall and second straight at the U.S. Open .

The No. 1-seeded Sabalenka is a 27-year-old from Belarus who is contesting her third major title match of 2025 — each against an American opponent. She lost to Madison Keys at the Australian Open in January and to Coco Gauff at the French Open in June.

Sabalenka also beat an American, Jessica Pegula, in last year's final in New York and now is trying to become the first woman since Serena Williams in 2012-14 to win consecutive trophies at the U.S. Open.

At Wimbledon in July, Sabalenka exited in the semifinals against — guess who? — Anisimova.

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