Aryna Sabalenka reaches fourth consecutive US Open final in the United States
Tennis player Aryna Sabalenka reached her fourth consecutive US Open final in New York, United States, defeating American Jessica Pegula 7:5, 6:2. The reigning tournament champion will face Elena Rybakina in the decisive match.
As The National reports, top-seeded Sabalenka made a nervous start to the semifinal on Arthur Ashe Court but later managed to seize the initiative. The Belarusian hit seven aces and 29 winners, gradually gaining the upper hand in baseline rallies.
Victory over Pegula
In the first set, third-seeded Pegula put up resistance and saved an early break point with a forehand. In the ninth game, Sabalenka hit her racket against the court after a double fault, and after Pegula held serve in the 10th game, she threw her racket again.
However, Sabalenka converted a set point on return and took a 3:1 lead in the second set after another break. She broke Pegula's serve once more and finished the match with a shot the American could not return. The victory gave Sabalenka revenge for her loss to Pegula in the semifinals of the Berlin tournament in June.
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Final against Rybakina
Earlier, Elena Rybakina came from behind to defeat Coco Gauff 3:6, 6:4, 6:4 and reached the final of a Grand Slam tournament for the third time in her career. The American won the opening set, but Rybakina took advantage of a string of her opponent's errors in the second set and leveled the score.
In the deciding set, 27-year-old Rybakina secured a break and took a 5:3 lead. Gauff responded immediately but was unable to hold serve for a second consecutive time, after which Rybakina finished the match. The losses of Pegula and Gauff mean that, for the first time since 2006, no American has reached the final of a Grand Slam singles tournament during the year.
Victory in the final would allow Sabalenka to become the first tennis player since Serena Williams to win the US Open three times in a row. In the Open Era, Chris Evert also achieved this result.
