Yastremska D. - Zheng Q.

I don't know, to me Sabalenka seems significantly better than Anisimova. Especially in terms of consistency. Overall, Sabalenka's group looked much stronger, perhaps only Paolini did not perform well, while Gauff was impressively powerful but struggled in her first match, with too many double faults against Pegula. Gauff's serving and movement were superb in the tournament, but Sabalenka was able to break her in the first set and Gauff lost hope in the second. Anisimova has weaker movement than Gauff and is less consistent at the back of the court, often getting flustered by good opposition, resulting in a weaker serve. Realistically, Anisimova didn't bring anything serious to the table, beating Keys (who couldn't play at full strength due to injury) and Swiatek (lacking physicality on hard courts, unable to perform like she does on clay, and her second serve becomes weak like Errani's). Even Swiatek, with her style of play on hard courts, will likely not reach the top 5 in the WTA until next clay season, and she even lost to Rybakina. In that group, Rybakina was the only one who truly stood out, while Sabalenka, Gauff, and Pegula were on a similar level. Sabalenka is better in every aspect, her only main weakness being that after winning the first set, she sometimes lets her guard down in the second.

I don't know, Sabalenka seems much better than Anisimova. Especially in terms of stability. Overall, Sabalenka's group looked much stronger, maybe only Paolini didn't shine, but otherwise Gauff played powerfully, although she had a disappointing first match with Pegula, with too many double faults. Gauff had good serving and movement in the tournament, but Sabalenka managed to break her in the first set and Gauff lost hope in the second set. Anisimova has worse movement than Gauff and less stability at the back of the court, which results in her struggling with her serve when under pressure from the opponent. Realistically, Anisimova didn't show anything serious here, and she also didn't have to face Keys (who had to withdraw due to injury) or Swiatek (lacking physicality on hard court, didn't perform well, and her second serve became like Errani's), and she lost to Rybakina. In that group, only Rybakina really stood out, and that's where Sabalenka, Gauff, and Pegula were. In every aspect, Sabalenka is better here, her only main downfall being that she can lose her focus after winning the first set.