"Weeks later, at Wimbledon, she fell to Amanda Anisimova in the semifinals in a three-set thriller. She left the court, and the tournament, dejected and confused. She had been the world No. 1 all season and had won two 1000-level titles, but simply couldn't get it done when it mattered most. She took some time away from tennis, and tried to reset and learn from everything that had happened throughout the season."
"On Saturday, all of the tough losses and the repeated agony of defeat she had felt throughout the season felt worth it. Jason Stacy, her performance coach, said she had started reading a motivational book called "Into the Magic Shop" after Roland Garros. He called it a "fairy-tale thing" -- and, in New York, she had a fairy-tale ending of her own."
Aryna Sabalenka endured a season of high expectations and painful Grand Slam losses, including defeats in the Australian Open final, the Roland Garros final and a Wimbledon semifinal. She struggled with visible frustration and anger after those defeats, then took time off to reset. Her performance coach noted she read Into the Magic Shop and sought a psychological reset. Returning to New York determined to defend her title, Sabalenka defeated Amanda Anisimova in the US Open final, 6-3, 7-6 (3), winning her fourth major and clinching the championship on her third match point.
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