Aryna Sabalenka overwhelms Jessica Pegula to book a place in another US Open final

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Women’s top seed Aryna Sabalenka advanced to her fourth straight US Open final after defeating No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The first set was not a walk in the park for the two-time reigning champion.

The Belarusian star and the American traded games back and forth until the deciding game, where Sabalenka dominated Pegula’s serve to avoid a first-set tiebreak and win the opener 7-5.

Sabalenka quickly went up 4-1 in the second set before Pegula battled to take the sixth game. But frustration boiled over for Pegula after dropping the next game, which resulted in her throwing her racket to the ground.

With former first lady Michelle Obama looking on, Sabalenka clinched another title chance this weekend with a strong forehand that Pegula failed to connect with. She has now won 19 straight matches at the US Open.

The 28-year-old won this tournament in 2024 and 2025 after losing to Coco Gauff in the 2023 championship match.

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Afterward, Sabalenka said she had “no complaints” about how the match went.

“Last time I played Jessica, it was almost impossible to get the win, so I am super happy to play such tennis in front of you all,” Sabalenka addressed the crowd while speaking to ESPN.

“Thank you for the atmosphere, and honestly guys, you are the best. Your respect to me is priceless and I know you wanted (Pegula) to win but thank you for being so respectful to me.”

Sabalenka once again rocked some custom jewelry during the match that has people talking. She previously said her vintage-looking Material Good necklace looks heavy, but it isn’t. “It’s very chic, bright and light,” she said.

She will now await the winner of the second women’s semifinal.

The second of two women’s semifinals on Thursday pits new world No. 1 Elena Rybakina against No. 4 seed Coco Gauff with a trip to Saturday’s final against Sabalenka on the line.

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The 27-year-old Rybakina is looking to make her first finals appearance at Flushing Meadows and win her third grand slam in her career.

The 22-year-old Gauff won this tournament three years ago in her only previous finals appearance. The American superstar last won a major in 2025, when she beat Sabalenka at Roland Garros.

The women’s final is scheduled for Saturday at 4 p.m. ET.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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周四晚，在阿瑟·阿什球场，女子头号种子阿丽娜·萨巴伦卡以 7-5、6-2 击败 3 号种子杰西卡·佩古拉，连续第四次晋级美国网球公开赛决赛。

对于这位两届卫冕冠军来说，第一盘比赛并不轻松。

白俄罗斯球星萨巴伦卡和美国选手佩古拉你来我往，直到决胜局，萨巴伦卡在佩古拉的发球局中占据绝对优势，避免了第一盘抢七，以 7-5 赢得了首盘。

萨巴伦卡在第二盘迅速取得4-1的领先，佩古拉苦战拿下第六局。但佩古拉在丢掉下一局后情绪崩溃，怒摔球拍。

在前第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马的注视下，萨巴伦卡凭借一记强劲的正手击球，佩古拉未能击中，从而锁定了本周末的又一次夺冠机会。她目前已在美网公开赛上取得19连胜。

这位 28 岁的选手在 2024 年和 2025 年赢得了这项赛事的冠军，但在 2023 年的决赛中输给了科科·高芙。

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赛后，萨巴伦卡表示她对比赛结果“没有任何不满”。

“上次我和杰西卡比赛时，几乎不可能赢球，所以我很高兴能在你们面前打出这样的网球，”萨巴伦卡在接受 ESPN 采访时对观众说道。

“感谢大家营造的氛围，说真的，你们是最棒的。你们对我的尊重弥足珍贵，我知道你们都希望佩古拉赢，但还是要感谢你们对我的尊重。”

萨巴伦卡在比赛中再次佩戴了一件定制珠宝，引发热议。她之前曾表示，她那条复古风格的Material Good项链看起来很重，但其实不然。“它非常别致、明亮又轻盈，”她说。

她现在将等待第二场女子半决赛的胜者。

周四举行的两场女子半决赛的第二场将在新晋世界排名第一的埃琳娜·莱巴金娜和4号种子科科·高芙之间展开，胜者将晋级周六与萨巴伦卡的决赛。

埃琳娜·莱巴金娜打入美网半决赛后，排名升至女子单打世界第一。

27岁的莱巴金娜希望首次在法拉盛草地网球公开赛决赛中亮相，并赢得她职业生涯中的第三个大满贯冠军。

22岁的戈芙三年前曾赢得这项赛事冠军，这也是她此前唯一一次闯入决赛。这位美国网球巨星上一次赢得大满贯冠军是在2025年，当时她在法网击败了萨巴伦卡。

女子决赛定于周六下午 4 点（美国东部时间）举行。

这是一则正在更新的新闻。