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Despite several tense matches, Gauff managed to secure her place in the semifinals of the US Open, beating Laura Siegemund, Mirra Andreeva, 32nd-ranked Elise Mertens, Caroline Wozniacki and 20th-ranked Jelena Ostapenko.
In the semifinals, she met Karolina Muchova, tenth in the WTA rankings, and took a 5-1 lead in the first set. The Czech regained a set point and reduced the gap to 4-5. In the end, Gauff won the set 6-4 and took the lead in the match. The second set was close and the score rose to 5-5 before the American won the match 7-5 and secured her place in the US Open final.
At the US Open, Arina Sabalenka won in straight sets against Marina Zanevskaya, Jodie Burrage, Clara Burel, Daria Kasatkina and Qingwen Zheng and reached the semi-finals.
Here she faced 17th-ranked Madison Keys and got off to a terrible start as the American crushed her 6-0 in the first set. There were several breaks in the second set and Keys served for the match at 5-4. However, Sabalenka broke and took the set to a tiebreaker, which she won 7-1 to turn the third set into a decider.
In the deciding set, Keys broke in the sixth game, after which the Belarusian immediately bounced back. Sabalenka then fought off two break points to take the set to a tiebreak, which she dominated and won 10-5 to reach her second Grand Slam final.
In the match against Sabalenka, Gauff leads with a score of 3:2. The last meeting between them took place in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, where the Belarusians won with a score of 6-4, 6-0.
Tennis. US Open. The final. Gauff – Sabalenka. Direct
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