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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