She'll face soon-to-be No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in New York City for one tennis' most prized trophies.
, all but assuring Sabalenka the top spot when new rankings come out next week.
Sabalenka, 25, won her semifinal match early Friday morning, with a three-set triumph over American Madison Keys. Sabalenka,, acknowledged the New York crowd crowd will be solidly behind the American Gauff. “She’s an unbelievable player. She’s playing really incredible tennis here at the U.S. Open and the crowd will be supporting her a lot. It’s something I am expecting,” Sabalenka told fans early Friday.
“This is nothing crazy. I’ll just go there and just do everything I can. I’ll be there, I’ll be fighting for every point.” It'll be warm during Saturday's title match, but not the withering conditions that have plagued this tournament.It's been in the mid- to high-90s for much of play and Russian player Daniil Medvedev issued a dire warning earlier this week about the brutal conditions.Saturday's title match will be televised by ESPN which might be leave millions of Spectrum TV subscribers in the dark.
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