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Jessica Pegula Clinches Thriller To Set-Up US Open Final Clash With Aryna Sabalenka

admin — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 03:36:26 +0000

Jessica Pegula staged an astonishing recovery from a set and a break down to defeat Karolina Muchova and reach her first Grand Slam final at the US Open on Thursday. The sixth-ranked American came through 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 and will take on world number two and Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday’s championship match. Sabalenka reached her second successive US Open final by seeing off another American, Emma Navarro 6-3, 7-6 (7/2).

“I thought I was lucky to still be in it,” admitted Pegula after seeing Czech opponent Muchova miss an easy chance to go 3-0 up with a double break in the second set.

“She made me look like a beginner, she was destroying me and I was about to burst into tears but it all came down to small moments.

“I don’t know how I turned that around.”

Pegula has now won 15 of 16 matches on the US summer hard court swing which saw a title in Toronto and defeat in the Cincinnati final to Sabalenka.

“It’s a chance for revenge, but she’ll be tough to beat,” said Pegula.

Muchova saved three break points in the third game of the first set which sparked a rapid collapse by Pegula.

The 30-year-old American dropped serve in the fourth and sixth games and lost a set for the first time in the tournament.

Muchova’a all-court game yielded 11 winners to her opponent’s three as the opener was wrapped up in just 28 minutes.

It was a severe comedown for Pegula who had knocked out world number one Iga Swiatek on Wednesday to reach her first Grand Slam semi-final after losing all six of her previous last-eight matches.

Muchova then broke for a 2-0 lead in the second set, racking up a seventh game in a row before Pegula stopped the rot.

That suddenly reinvigorated the American who went 4-2 ahead before being pulled back to 4-4 but then levelled the semi-final when Muchova double-faulted on set point.

Pegula sprinted to a break up at 3-0 in the decider and then 5-2 after a seventh game which stretched to alnmost 10 minutes.

The last of Muchova’s 46 unforced errors sealed her fate.

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Coco Gauff vs Aryna Sabalenka LIVE Score, US Open 2023 Women’s Singles Final: Coco Gauff Takes On Aryna Sabalenka

admin — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 18:38:55 +0000

US Open 2023 Womens Singles Final Live Updates: Aryna Sabalenka (left) vs Coco Gauff© AFP

Coco Gauff vs Aryna Sabalenka Live, US Open 2023 Women’s Singles Final: Coco Gauff is set to take on Aryna Sabalenka in the women’ singles final at US Open 2023. American teenager Gauff defeated Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova to qualify for her maiden US Open women’s singles final. The 19-year-old American secured a 6-4, 7-5 victory over the Czech player, booking her spot in the hard-court event. On other hand, Sabalenka fought back from the brink of defeat to overcome American 17th seed Madison Keys in a third-set tie-break in the semi-finals. Sabalenka won 0-6, 7-6 (7/1), 7-6 (10/5) to reach her second Grand Slam final.

Here are the LIVE Updates of US Open 2023, Women’s Singles Final between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka:

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US Open Women’s Singles Final Live: Gauff’s moment!

American teenager Coco Gauff shrugged off a 49-minute stoppage caused by climate protesters to power into the US Open final on Thursday with a straight sets defeat of Karolina Muchova.

The 19-year-old from Florida advanced to her first final at Flushing Meadows after winning 6-4, 7-5 in a semi-final that took nearly three hours to complete due to disruption by protesters.
September10202300:37 (IST)

US Open Women’s Singles Final Live: Aryna Sabalenka in the final!

Aryna Sabalenka fought back from the brink of defeat to overcome American 17th seed Madison Keys in a third-set tie-break and line up a US Open final against home favourite Coco Gauff.

Keys served for the match in the second set but incoming world number one Sabalenka overhauled the 2017 runner-up to win 0-6, 7-6 (7/1), 7-6 (10/5) to reach her second Grand Slam final.
September10202300:24 (IST)

US Open Women’s Singles Final Live: Hello and welcome!

Welcome to the coverage of the US Open 2023 women’s singles final between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka. While Sabalenka has won a Grand Slam title earlier, this is a massive opportunity for Gauff.

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Coco Gauff Marches Into US Open Women’s Singles Final With Straight Sets Win Over Karolina Muchova

admin — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 02:00:15 +0000

American teenager Coco Gauff defeated Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova to qualify for her maiden US Open Women’s Singles final. The 19-year-old American secured a 6-4, 7-5 victory over the Czech player, booking her spot in a US Open final for the first time in history. Gauff will face either second seed Aryna Sabalenka or compatriot Madison Keys in Saturday’s final, who play later on Thursday. Gauff later revealed she was expecting protests during the tournament, but said she remained unfazed by treating the interruption like a weather delay.

“I thought it’d be in the final, I just treated it like a rain delay,” she told ESPN. “In DC and Cincinnati people were passing out (because of the heat)… so I treated it like that.”

The American youngster will be targeting her first Grand Slam title after battling to victory on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court.

Gauff, who is now the youngest American woman to reach the US Open final since her idol Serena Williams in 1999, had looked to be cruising towards victory in the first set.

The teenager broke Muchova twice early on to race into a 5-1 lead.

But her Czech opponent regained her composure and turned the tables as the fluency returned to her powerful groundstrokes.

Muchova fought back to break, cutting Gauff’s lead to 5-4 after the teenager had twice served for the set.

However, Muchova then faltered and Gauff broke back to clinch the first set when her rival hammered a backhand return into the net.

The second set was only one game old when environmental activists disrupted play, chanting “End fossil fuels”. One of the protesters glued themselves to the floor of the stands, forcing a 50-minute stoppage.

When the players returned, a tense second set unfolded.

Muchova held off a match point in the 10th game to level at 5-5 before Gauff held for a 6-5 lead.

Muchova then saved four more match points on her serve before finally succumbing on the sixth match point, hammering a backhand return long to leave Gauff victorious.

With AFP inputs

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