NEW YORK — Amanda Anisimova knew as soon as she took the court for the U.S. Open final she was going to have trouble.

Not just because of the opponent across the net, but because of the roof over her head.

Anisimova struggled to see the ball when she served with the roof shut because of rain at Arthur Ashe Stadium, a problem the No. 8-seeded American she said she faced throughout her 6-3, 7-6 (3) loss to No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday.

“I haven’t played on the court during the day with the roof closed, and it was literally, like, white, and I couldn’t see the ball when I was serving,” Anisimova said. “The whole match, I think starting from the warmup, I was, like, this is really going to be a problem for me. I didn’t know what to do.”

Storms rolled through the New York area Saturday

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