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Aryna Sabalenka will face home hope Jessica Pegula in the US Open final. The world number two advanced to the finals for the second year in a row. However, the Belarusian was troubled last year against another American, Coco Gauff, by a noisy crowd, which she later described as so loud that it “clogged her ears”. Sixth-ranked Pegula, who is making her first appearance in a Grand Slam final, was born in New York and will have the support of the crowd guaranteed.
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While Sabalenka may be ranked second only to Iga Swiatek, she is arguably the best Grand Slam player in women’s tennis. She has reached the finals of the last four hard-court Grand Slams, won two Australian Open titles and reached the semifinals or better in seven of the last eight Grand Slams. The clash at the US Open promises unforgettable tennis.
“I’ve had some really hard lessons here in the past,” said the 26-year-old Sabalenka for BBC. “I wasn’t ready. I burst into tears and then I just couldn’t handle the audience. I always hope that one day I will be able to lift that beautiful trophy.”
Pegula will be a tough opponent
Pegula also overcame a tough time, having previously lost all six of her Grand Slam quarter-final matches before defeating Swiatek on Wednesday. The daughter of Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula pokes fun at misconceptions about her lifestyle, saying people expect her to have a butler because of her family’s wealth. He takes the subway to Flushing Meadows most days, which he documents on Instagram.
Pegula struggled early on with injuries before steadily climbing the world rankings, but a Grand Slam title still eludes her. “It’s amazing. It’s a childhood dream. That’s what I wanted when I was little” said the 30-year-old female player for the server AP News. „It would mean a lot to me to win. If you had told me at the beginning of the year that I would be in the final of the US Open, I would have laughed a lot.”
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