India, Sept. 7 -- Aryna Sabalenka lifted her fourth Grand Slam title to cap off a dominant year, beating Amanda Anisimova at Arthur Ashe Stadium in straight sets to ensure she didn't go trophyless. The world number one saved some of her best tennis of the tournament for the final, where she largely played with relatively methodical and controlled power to outdo her hard-hitting opponent.

It was a very different Sabalenka from the one that usually takes the court, and it wasn't easy for the Belarusian to play against her style by giving herself extra margin and a willingness to play the extra ball. However, against a player who had beaten and knocked her out of Wimbledon, it proved to be the right decision.

Sabalenka admitted that reachi...