Aryna Sabalenka moves a win from a 3rd straight US Open title by beating Jessica Pegula
NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka moved a win away from her third straight U. S. Open title, beating Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday night. Sabalenka blasted her way out of what was a dead-even match for most of the first set, pouncing on Pegula's second serves and turning the second set into perhaps her most impressive stretch of tennis in the tournament. “No complaints,” Sabalenka said. “I’m just super happy that I was able to pull out such tennis. ”The No. 1 seed will face No...
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