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The US Open women’s final is set as America’s Amanda Anisimova will face defending champion Aryna Sabalenka for the title on Saturday. Sabalenka defeated Jessica Pegula in three sets in a thrilling semifinal, before Anisimova beat Naomi Osaka in similarly thrilling fashion. Anisimova is going for her first Grand Slam title. Both players had a tough road to this point, …

Once again, Aryna Sabalenka has played her way into the US Open final. On Thursday night she fought back from a set down, beating Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 with the kind of grit and serving power that has come to define her run at the top. It will be Sabalenka’s seventh Grand Slam final — her fourth in the …

Ayrna Sabalenka is one win away from defending her maiden US Open title. On Thursday night, the 27-year-old Belarusian overcame an unplanned layoff and a scratchy opening set to dismiss familiar foe Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first women’s semi-final inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. The victory, Sabalenka’s third-straight in the US Open semis, doesn’t just set her up …

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 …

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Second set: Osaka 7-6 2-3 Anisimova* (* – denotes next server): At 30-30, Osaka had a mostly open court but hit long. Break point. Fault. Let. Anisimova hits a big return but then clanks her next shot off the net cord, and it deflects long. But …

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’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 …