Rybakina beats Gauff to book US Open final against Sabalenka
- On Thursday night, Elena Rybakina rallied past Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in a US Open semifinal at Arthur Ashe Stadium, advancing to face Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday's championship match.
- Earlier on Thursday, Sabalenka defeated Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 in the first semifinal, while Rybakina is guaranteed to replace Sabalenka atop the world rankings next week regardless of Saturday's outcome.
- After Gauff took the opening set, Rybakina fought back to win the next two. "It was such a cool third set-- I feel like I was a little bit lucky on her serve," Rybakina said.
- In the decisive third set, Rybakina broke to lead 5-3 before holding firm against Gauff's comeback attempts and capitalizing on errors to seal the victory.
- On Saturday, Rybakina will attempt to dethrone Sabalenka, who has won the trophy the last two years. "I feel like I definitely need to step my game up, serve much better than today and stay aggressive," Rybakina said.
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Rybakina beats Gauff to book US Open final against Sabalenka
The World N.2, confident to climb to first place on Monday, will try Saturday in the final to win its second title in the Grand Slam in 2026, after winning at the Australian Open in January.
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NBC SportsElena Rybakina beats Coco Gauff and will play Aryna Sabalenka for the US Open women’s title
By BRIAN MAHONEY NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka moved a win away from her third straight U.S. Open title, beating Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday night. Sabalenka blasted her way out of what was a dead-even match for most of the first set, pouncing on Pegula’s second serves and turning the second set […]
Elena Rybakina, who will be world number 1 from Monday, defeated Koko Goff after a great fight 3:6, 6:4, 6:4 and for her third Grand Slam trophy in her career, she will play against Arina Sabalenka, who was better than Jessica Pegula before. Rybakina also showed character against Goff and managed to turn the match around despite a desperate start. For the first time in her career, she will play in the finals in New York, so far her biggest reach…
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