World number two Sabalenka triumphed 7-5, 7-5 to add the New York title to her back-to-back Australian Open victories.
The game was halted due to crowd trouble as Kerala Blasters defeated Mohammedan SC 2-1 in the 2024-25 Indian Super League.
Lionel Messi has been in absolute sublime form in the MLS.
He ruled out the Italy job, however, saying he had the utmost confidence in current Azzurri manager Luciano Spalletti.
It has also been speculated that the seven-time F1 champion does not communicate verbally following the life-threatening accident he met while skiing in the Alps back in the year 2013