The second-seeded Belarusian claims her second Grand Slam trophy with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over the sixth-seeded American, who was in her first major final
Aryna Sabalenka reacts after defeating Jessica Pegula to win the women’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in New York. NEW YORK — Aryna Sabalenka got past Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in a rollicking U.S. Open women’s final Saturday to win her first championship at Flushing Meadows and third Grand Slam title of her career.
Pegula, a native New Yorker whose parents own the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, was participating in a major final for the first time. She’s won 15 of her past 17 matches over the past month but both losses came against Sabalenka in tournament finals. Maybe that released some tension for the 30-year-old American, because suddenly Pegula asserted herself, using her own five-game run. But when she served at 5-4 with a chance to force a third set, Pegula let Sabalenka level the second with a break.
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