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US Open: Aryna Sabalenka beats Emma Navarro for second straight final in New Yor
Updated On: 06 September, 2024 03:16 PM IST | New York | IANS
During her on court interview, an elated Sabalenka teased the roaring crowd for their delayed support for her. With the win, 26-year-old Sabalenka becomes the first woman to reach back-to-back US Open finals since Serena Williams did so in 2018 and 2019. Sabalenka has reached all four hard-court Grand Slam finals during the last two seasons
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Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus returns a shot against Emma Navarro of the United States during their Women`s Singles Semifinal match on Day Eleven of the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Pic/AFP
No.2 seed Aryna Sabalenka clinched a spot in her second straight US Open final with a gritty 6-3, 7-6(2) victory over home favourite Emma Navarro in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Former World No.1 Sabalenka, who finished runner-up to Coco Gauff at last year`s US Open, needed 90 minutes to fend off surging American Navarro, who was contesting her first Grand Slam semifinal.
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