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NEW YORK (AP) — On Aryna Sabalenka’s first chance to end her U.S. Open semifinal against Jessica Pegula for the chance to play for a second consecutive trophy, the defending champion dumped what should have been an easy overhead into the net, then stared at the ground. On Sabalenka’s second chance, she missed a clumsy volley — and maybe shouldn’t …

American tennis player Jessica Pegula has yet to win a major Grand Slam, but 2025 may just be her year. In order to get to the final, though, she’ll have to make it past tonight’s semifinal, where she’ll face world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, who has proven to be fierce competition for Pegula at the USTA Billie Jean King National …

Aryna Sabalenka was sad to see her would-be quarterfinal opponent bow out of the U.S. Open before their Tuesday match. Markéta Vondroušová withdrew from the Grand Slam with a knee injury that she did not want to exacerbate further. Sabalenka, the defending women’s singles champion, took to social media to pen an emotional note to Vondroušová. Marketa Vondrousova, of the …

Aryna Sabalenka’s pursuit of becoming the first player to successfully defend the US Open women’s singles title in 11 years continued after her third-round victory over Leylah Fernandez. The Belarusian did not drop a set in her first two matches at Flushing Meadows, and continued her flawless run against Fernandez, winning 6-3, 7-6. Serena Williams was the last woman to …

American Jessica Pegula had to dig deep to beat Victoria Azarenka in the US Open third round and keep alive her hopes of winning a career-first Grand Slam on home soil. In a 6-1 7-5 victory, 2024 finalist Pegula cruised through the first set before former world number one Azarenka fought back valiantly despite struggling with a leg injury. Meanwhile, …

When Aryna Sabalenka spoke with Jelena Ostapenko after her second-round loss to Taylor Townsend at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, she wasn’t aware of the heated post-match spat between the competitors. Sabalenka, the world No. 1, came away from their conversation seemingly concerned that the Latvian star is dealing with something in her personal life that is affecting her ability …

It’s been a busy year for women’s No. 1 tennis player Aryna Sabalenka. She’s made deep runs in every grand slam event so far, reaching the final in the Australian Open and French Open and getting to the semifinal round at Wimbledon. Advertisement Sabalenka has done plenty of winning this year, but individual titles have been tough to achieve. Unfortunately …

Aryna Sabalenka showed her true colours with a classy message to Emma Raducanu after beating her at the Cincinnati Open. The pair were involved in a titanic battle for more than three hours but it was Sabalenka who edged a narrow victory. She prevailed in a third-set tiebreak to deny Raducanu, who fought hard throughout but came up just short. …

Emma Raducanu called for a crying child to be ejected from the stadium as she came within inches of the biggest win since her 2021 US Open triumph, losing narrowly to world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka. Sabalenka triumphed 7-6 (6-2), 4-6, 7-6 (7-5) at the Cincinnati Open but there was a flashpoint while Raducanu was serving at a crucial stage in …