Rybakina rallies to beat Gauff, book US Open final with Sabalenka
NEW YORK: Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to beat Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday and book a US Open championship showdown with two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.
Elena Rybakina staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 at the US Open, securing a chance to face two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the final. Rybakina trailed 3-6 in the first set but broke back to take a 3-1 lead in the second set and went on to win 4-1. Gauff managed to stage a comeback, but a double-fault in the 10th game handed two set points to Rybakina at 15-40.
She capitalized on that opportunity to win the match in a third set, which also featured a similar pattern of Gauff conceding breaks and then breaking back. Rybakina, who had knocked Sabalenka out of the number one ranking by reaching the semi-finals, expressed her need to improve her game, particularly her serving, ahead of the final.
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