Sharjah24 - Reuters: After years of near misses, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka finally raised the trophy in New York on Saturday as she defeated sixth-seeded American Jessica Pegula 7-5 7-5 in the U.S. Open women's final.
Sabalenka won her first title at Flushing Meadows a year after coming up short in the final. Twice before, she reached the semi-finals. On Saturday, she blocked out the wild cheers for the hometown favorite at Arthur Ashe Stadium to break Pegula in the final game.
"So many times I thought I was so close to get U.S. Open title. Finally, I get this beautiful trophy," said the second seed, who fought back from a breakdown in both sets to claim victory and fell to the court in her moment of triumph.
Pegula, 30, had waited a long time to reach her first major final and came to New York in fine form after winning in Toronto. But she could not match her opponent’s raw power despite the noisy backing of the New York crowd.
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