Aryna Sabalenka defeated Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday to succeed in the U.S. Open ultimate for the fourth consecutive yr, surviving a good first set earlier than pulling away decisively within the second.
The match was aggressive till a pivotal sequence late within the opening set. With the rating degree at 5-5, Sabalenka broke Pegula’s serve to steer 6-5, then held on as Pegula struggled to remain in rallies underneath stress. Once Sabalenka closed out the primary set, the second was largely one-sided.
“I’m super happy that I was able to pull out such tennis,” Sabalenka stated in an on-court interview, in accordance with USOpen.org. “I was so desperate to get the win. I wanted it badly, and I was just trying to talk to myself and remind myself, ‘This is my home.'”
Sabalenka completed with seven aces and 29 winners, in contrast with 4 aces and 12 winners for Pegula, and transformed three of eight break-point alternatives. Pegula, who had received two of their current conferences heading into Thursday, created only one break-point probability and couldn’t convert it.
After the match, Sabalenka acknowledged the partisan crowd — Arthur Ashe Stadium was firmly behind the American.
“I know that you wanted her to win,” Sabalenka stated. “But thank you for being so respectful to me.”
The victory extends Sabalenka’s U.S. Open successful streak to 19 matches. She received the match in 2024 and 2025 and is now one victory away from turning into the primary lady since Serena Williams to win three consecutive U.S. Open singles titles.
Sabalenka will face both No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina or No. 4 seed Coco Gauff in Saturday’s ultimate.
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