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US Open: Jessica Pegula's comeback secures US Open Final spot against Aryna Sabalenka

Jessica Pegula from the United States started her first Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open poorly against Czech Republic's 28-year-old Karolina Muchova. However, she managed to turn things around, coming back from a set and a break down to win 1-6, 6-4, 6-2. This victory secured her a place in the final at the Flushing Meadows. The 30-year-old Pegula, seeded sixth, has now won 15 of her last 16 matches. She will face No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka for the title on Saturday. The Belarusian, who was last year's runner-up to Coco Gauff, made it to the final again by defeating No. 13 seed Emma Navarro of the United States, 6-3, 7-6 (2).

ANI Sep 06, 2024 12:48 IST googleads

Jessica Pegula (Photo: X/ @WTA)

New York [USA], September 6 (ANI): Jessica Pegula from the United States started her first Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open poorly against Czech Republic's 28-year-old Karolina Muchova.
However, she managed to turn things around, coming back from a set and a break down to win 1-6, 6-4, 6-2.
This victory secured her a place in the final at the Flushing Meadows. The 30-year-old Pegula, seeded sixth, has now won 15 of her last 16 matches.
She will face No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka for the title on Saturday. The Belarusian, who was last year's runner-up to Coco Gauff, made it to the final again by defeating No. 13 seed Emma Navarro of the United States, 6-3, 7-6 (2).
In the men's singles quarterfinals, star Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner advanced to the semifinals of the US Open 2024 after beating Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev on Thursday.
Sinner clinched a 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over the defending champion Medvedev at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. The Italian tennis player also reached his third major semi-final of the season. The match lasted two hours and 39 minutes.
The Italian tennis player displayed a quality performance in the match and held Medvedev's deep return position with drop shots, and firepower directed to every corner of the court.
Sinner won the first set with a dominating 6-2 result. In the second set, the 23-year-old failed to keep his nerves, and Medvedev won it 1-6. Following that he made a solid turnaround in the match by clinching the last two sets.
In the third set, Sinner punished the Russian tennis star by using his fiery shots and won 6-1. The fourth set was crucial, Medvedev tried to make a comeback but Sinner didn't make a mistake to lose points. Sinner won the fourth set 6-4 and confirmed his place in the semifinals of the US Open 2024. (ANI)

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