Home favorite Jessica Pegula takes on world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka in highly anticipated US Open women’s final

There have been plenty of shocks in the women’s singles draw at the US Open, but the final will be contested by two players in terrific form.

There have been plenty of shocks in the women’s singles draw at the US Open, but the final will be contested by two players in terrific form. Jessica Pegula will play her first ever major final on Saturday against two-time grand slam champion Aryna Sabalenka. This matchup marks the second year in a row that an American will take on Sabalenka for the title – Coco Gauff defeated the Belarusian in three sets in 2023 to win her maiden grand slam. The two players will face each other in the world-famous Arthur Ashe Stadium, with the final scheduled to start at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday. The match will be broadcast on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+. The North American hard court swing has seen Pegula play some of the best tennis of her career. She retained her title at the Canadian Open in August to claim her third WTA 1000 trophy before reaching the final at the Cincinnati Open the following week, where she was defeated by Sabalenka. The 30-year-old appeared undeterred by the defeat and has been on the run of a lifetime to make the final. She entered the US Open with an 0-6 record in grand slam quarterfinals and faced the ominous task of defeating world No. 1 and five-time major champion Iga Świątek in order to break that duck.