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US Open | ‘I was super desperate’: Aryna Sabalenka on win over Jessica Pegula
Updated On: 12 September, 2026 09:38 AM IST | New York | AFP
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka stays on course for third consecutive US Open title as she beats American Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 in semis to set up final date with Elena Rybakina on Saturday; insists she badly needed to do well in this last push of the season
Aryna Sabalenka returns to Jessica Pegula during their US Open semi-final in New York on Thursday. PIC/AP; PTI
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka stayed on course for a third consecutive US Open crown on Thursday, storming into the final with a straight sets demolition of American third seed Jessica Pegula. Sabalenka — who beat Pegula en route to US Open wins in 2024 and 2025 — punched her ticket to Saturday’s final with a 7-5, 6-2 win on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court.
Dominant display
The 28-year-old Belarusian, bidding to join Chris Evert and Serena Williams as the only women to win three straight US Open titles, swatted aside Pegula with a dominant service game and a fearsome array of powerful groundstrokes. Sabalenka will face second seed Elena Rybakina in the final.
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