Coco Gauff performs Aryna Sabalenka within the US Open ladies’s closing

NEW YORK (AP) – Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka will meet within the U.S. Open ladies’s singles closing.

Gauff enters Saturday’s championship match at Arthur Ashe Stadium looking for her first Grand Slam title. Sabalenka is attempting to win her second main trophy of the yr.

Gauff is a 19-year-old from Florida who’s seeded No. 6 at Flushing Meadows. She has received 11 matches in a row and 17 of the previous 18.

Her semifinal victory on Thursday night time was interrupted for 50 minutes early within the second set by 4 local weather protesters, one in every of whom glued his naked ft to the concrete ground within the stands. The disruption to the match prompted the U.S. Tennis Association to extend safety.

Sabalenka is a 25-year-old from Belarus who’s seeded No. 2 within the final main event of the season. She will rise to No. 1 within the WTA rankings for the primary time on Monday it doesn’t matter what occurs towards Gauff.

Sabalenka is 23-2 in Grand Slam motion in 2023, together with her triumph on the Australian Open in January.

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