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sabalenka sets a record with 11 consecutive wins, closing in on her first us open title; pegula trails muchova in the first set

2024-09-07

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on september 6, 2024, the us open ushered in the 11th match day. sabalenka swept zheng qinwen in the last round, successfully achieved 11 consecutive victories, and defeated navarro in a tiebreak in the semifinals, setting two important records, and is making every effort to hit the first championship in flushing. at the same time, in another semifinal, pegula fell behind muchova 1-3 in the first set. although she fought for multiple break points in the third game, she failed to realize it, and then lost when she was holding serve, and the situation became increasingly tense.

sabalenka is currently ranked second in the world and already has two australian open titles. this season, she defeated pegula in the final of the cincinnati 1000 tournament to win the championship, and then moved to the us open, where she continued to perform strongly, winning 10 consecutive tour matches and successfully advancing to the semi-finals. in the semi-finals, she easily defeated zheng qinwen, completing a three-game winning streak against china's no. 1 sister, successfully advancing to the finals and competing with navarro for a place in the finals. navarro, as the 13th seed of the tournament, broke into the us open semi-finals for the first time, but faced with sabalenka's strong serve and attack, he ultimately failed to withstand the pressure. sabalenka served 8 aces in the game, 21 more winning points than her opponent, and scored 14 points in 17 net attempts. in the end, she defeated navarro in straight sets 6-3, 7-6 and successfully advanced to the us open final. this victory not only enabled her to achieve 11 consecutive victories in the tour, but also set two records: reaching the us open final for the second consecutive year and unlocking her fourth grand slam final trip in her career, striving for her first us open title and third grand slam title.

meanwhile, in the semifinal between pegula and muchova, the first set started with a win. in the third game, pegula forced three break points, but they were all resolved by muchova. the score returned to a tie many times. muchova finally held serve with difficulty, and then easily broke in the fourth game. currently, pegula is 1-3 behind muchova and may lose the first set.