Aryna Sabalenka’s title defense at the US Open remains alive. She marched to the final after beating Jessica Pegula in straight sets , 7-5, 6-2, in the semifinals at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Thursday.

All that’s left are the cream of the crop court. Following six (!) painstaking rounds of world-class tennis, only two Women’s Singles players remain in the 2026 US Open. On Saturday, Sept. 12, a pure Final between No.

The US Open women's final is set after Aryna Sabalenka faced Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff took on Elena Rybakina.

The final Slam of the year will see a repeat of the Australian Open title clash when newly crowned No.1 Rybakina takes on Sabalenka, the player she dislodged from the top spot | Tennis News

Rybakina and Gauff join Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula in the semifinals—marking the first time the top-four-seeded women all reached the US Open semifinal since 1975. No. 2 Elena Rybakina def. Qinwen Zheng,

With Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton facing each other in the US Open men's semifinals, an American player is guaranteed to play in the title match.

Zheng made the brighter start of the two, with her clinical service games shutting out almost any opportunities for Rybakina on return.

Aryna Sabalenka is gunning for her third US Open title in a row -- can Jessica Pegula stop her this time?AFP Sport looks at women's semi-final action on Day 12 of the US Open: Aryna Sabalenka (BLR x1) v Jessica Pegula (USA x3) Sabalenka leads head to head 9-4 -- Pegula came into the tournament as one of three players with a chance to take the number one ranking from Sabalenka,