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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 Reaches US Open Final to Face Ex-No. 1 Sabalenka
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina has reached the U.S. Open final for the first time in her career and secured the world No. 1 ranking, becoming the first Kazakhstan’s singles player to top the WTA rankings. Rybakina defeated American Coco Gauff 3:6, 6:4, 6:4 in the semifinal, with the match lasting two hours and eight…
Belarus ruled out Jessica Pegula, who dominated Coco Gauff in the night from Thursday to Friday. The current and future world numbers 1 will be competing on Saturday.
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