Sabalenka edges Navarro 6-3, 7-6 to reach second consecutive US Open final
Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus achieved a career-high ranking of #1 last September and is currently ranked and seeded two. She defended her Australian Open title in January and is still seeking her first title in NY having lost the last final in three to Coco Gauff last September.
The endearing twenty-six-year-old has breezed through the draw losing just one set in five matches. Her opponent from Charleston, South Carolina posed a formidable threat. Emma Navarro three years younger, has soared up the rankings and is currently at a career high of #12 and seeded thirteenth.
The 2021 NCAA champion won her first tour-level title in January at the Hobart International (d. Mertens) and scored four top-ten wins including a three-setter over Sabalenka this past March in Indian Wells.
In just her third main draw appearance, she reached the final four and with a…
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