Sabalenka and Gauff to star in riveting final

This will be a comprehensive final and one of the games that many fans are looking forward to. Alina Sabalenkadebuted as world No. 1 on Monday and Coco GoughThe fittest players will meet this Saturday to determine the U.S. Open champion.The Belarusian was one game away from defeat but reacted in time to defeat his opponent Madison Keys, the 17th favorite, prevailed 0-6, 7-6 (1) and 7-6 (10-5) in the super decider after two hours and three minutes of an emotion-dominated match.The 19-year-old American becomes the youngest finalist since 2017 serena williams In 1999 he defeated Karolina Muchova 6-4 and 7-5.

The match between Gauff and Muchova was halted for 49 minutes due to protests by four activists against the use of fossil fuels, with the North American holding a 6-4, 1-0 advantage. Three of them were successfully ejected from the field, while the fourth resisted by placing his feet on the concrete floor of the stands, delaying his ejection and allowing play to resume.

great winning streak

Gauff won the title in Washington this summer and then won her first career WTA 1000 title in Cincinnati. She has won 11 consecutive games since being eliminated in the first round at Wimbledon and has a record of 17 wins and 1 loss.trainer Brad Gilbert and former spanish players Perreribayou will have a second chance to get main lose in 2022 Iga Swatek French Open final.

Sabalenka won the Australian Open at the start of the year and is the first tennis player since Serena Williams in 2016 to reach the Open semifinals four times in the same year. major. He suffered far more than expected against Keyes. Not only did he win his opponent’s serve 5-4 in the second set, but he also fell behind 4-2 in the third set. Gauff leads 3-2 in the head-to-head matchup between the two title contenders, although she fell in her final game of last spring’s Indian Wells quarterfinals, also on hard courts. superior.