Sabalenka beats Pegula to set up Rybakina epic in US Open final

Aryna Sabalenka beat Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 to reach US Open final with Elena Rybakina, who toppled her as World No 1.Published On 11 Sep 202611 Sep 2026Aryna Sabalenka stormed past Jessica Pegula in straight sets on Thursday to keep her bid for a rare US Open threepeat on track, booking a championship showdown with Elena Rybakina.Sabalenka was simply unstoppable in a 7-5, 6-2 victory on Arthur Ashe Stadium, where she beat Pegula en route to US Open victories in 2024 and 2025.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Manchester United beat Sabah 4-0 on Champions League returnlist 2 of 4French Football Federation withdraws support for FIFA President Infantinolist 3 of 4Manchester United scouted Mbappe but didn’t sign him, says Ryan Giggslist 4 of 4Is Egypt’s Hamza Abdelkarim set to be Barcelona’s next breakout star?end of listRybakina battled back to beat 2023 champion Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.In Saturday’s final, the Kazakh will try to deal Sabalenka another blow after her run to the semifinals ensured she will end the Belarusian’s reign atop the world rankings.Sabalenka, bidding to join Chris Evert and Serena Williams as the only women to win three straight US Open titles, po...