US Open: Pegula and Sabalenka meet in the final

NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Pegula and Aryna Sabalenka both will try to US Open for the first time when they face each other in the final at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.

The title fight at Arthur Ashe Stadium is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. EDT.

Pegula is a 30-year-old from New York, seeded No. 6, who is competing in the first Grand Slam final of her career. She had been 0-6 in the quarterfinals of majors until Elimination of No. 1 Iga Swiatek in this round on Wednesday.

Sabalenka is a 26-year-old Belarusian who is seeded number 2 and is seeking her third major title. She has the Australian Open in the last two seasons and was the runner-up after Coco Gauff at the 2023 US Open.

Sabalenka entered the race on Saturday with an eleven-game winning streak.

Pegula has won 15 of her last 16 matches, all on hard courts like those at Flushing Meadows, with her only loss in that span coming in the Cincinnati Open final against Sabalenka last month.

No. 1 Jannik Sinner from Italy meets No. 12 Taylor Fritz from the United States in the men’s final on Sunday. Sinner is seeking his second Grand Slam title, while Fritz hopes to become the first American to win a major trophy since Andy Roddick at the 2003 US Open.

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