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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NEW YORK–Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to beat Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday and book a US Open championship showdown with two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka. In Saturday’s final Rybakina will try to deal another blow to Sabalenka, having knocked her out of the number one world ranking just by reaching the semi-finals. “I feel like I definitely need to step my game up, serve much better than today and stay aggressive,” R…
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