Sabalenka wins Major mind game

ARYNA SABALENKA had to overcome Amanda Anisimova and her own demons to wina fourth grand slam title at the US Open on Saturday.

- by ELEANOR CROOKS

In the Australian Open and French Open finals, she had let her desire to win overwhelm her and suffered heartbreaking losses both times, while she was beaten again by Anisimova in the semifinals at Wimbledon.

It was on a beach in Greece, with neurosurgeon James Doty’s bestselling book Into the Magic Shop, that Sabalenka vowed to change her approach.