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.
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