Anisimova wins Melbourne Summer Set #2

Final day in Melbourne.

2022 Melbourne Summer Set 2 - a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard Greenset, in Melbourne, Australia, 4-9 January 2022.

Event is part of a series, including an ATP 250 tournament.

Held because of the Brisbane International being cancelled due to COVID-19.

Final:

Amanda Anisimova (USA) v qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Belarus)

This was the first clash between the pair.

Anisimova was aiming for her second title in her third final, following a win in Colombia in April 2019.

Sasnovich was also in her third final, but had yet to lift a winner’s trophy.

Sasnovich broke in the fifth game of set one, but Anisimova levelled at 4-4. Sasnovich saved a set point in the tenth game, but dropped serve again when serving at 5-6, and the American was ahead 7-5.

Things changed dramatically in set two, and Sasnovich raced to a 4-0 lead. 

Taking the set 6-1 and leading set three 2-0, it appeared rosy for the Belarusian. However, Anisimova had other ideas and broke back in the fifth game. She broke once more to lead 5-4, then served out the match 7-5 1-6 6-4 for title number two.