# Top Seeds Rybakina and Sabalenka Advance to US Open Women’s Final

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/top-seeds-rybakina-and-sabalenka-advance-to-us-open-womens-final/
- Published: 2026-09-11T05:11:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-11T11:16:05+00:00
- Topics: Americas, Sport, World

## Key points

- Sabalenka beat Pegula 7-5, 6-2 to reach the US Open final
- She faces Rybakina, who beat Gauff, on Saturday
- Win would give Sabalenka a third straight US Open title

## Summary

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka has booked her place in Saturday's US Open women's final, beating third seed Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 in New York to set up a championship match against second seed Elena Rybakina, who earlier saw off fourth seed Coco Gauff. The result matters because Sabalenka, the defending champion, is now one win away from a third consecutive US Open title, a feat achieved by only Serena Williams since 2012-14, while a Rybakina victory in the final would instead see Rybakina take over as world No. 1 next week.

Sabalenka struggled to pull away in an even first set before finding her best form, striking 29 winners to Pegula's 12 and dominating the closing stretch of both sets. It was her third consecutive US Open meeting with Pegula, following closer contests in the 2024 final and 2025 semi-finals, and it extended her unbeaten run at Flushing Meadows to 19 straight matches since losing the 2023 final to Gauff. Sabalenka said she was "super happy" with her form and had been "desperate" for the win, while acknowledging she would be content to relinquish the top ranking to Rybakina after Saturday's final.

## Coverage

- [BBC Sport: Rybakina sets up blockbuster Sabalenka final at US Open](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/cy9znnpnx5ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)
- [Fox News: American Jessica Pegula falls to top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets in US Open semifinal](https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/american-jessica-pegula-falls-top-ranked-aryna-sabalenka-straight-sets-us-open-semifinal)

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