Aryna Sabalenka Beats Jessica Pegula to Win 2024 US Open Women's Final Bracket

Julia StumbaughSeptember 7, 2024

Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka plays a return to USA's Jessica Pegula during their women's final match on day thirteen of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on September 7, 2024. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

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Aryna Sabalenka is a three-time Grand Slam winner.

No. 2 Sabalenka defeated No. 6 Jessica Pegula of the United States in straight sets Saturday to win the U.S. Open 7-5, 7-5.

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ARYNA SABALENKA REIGNS SUPREME IN NEW YORK! <a href="https://t.co/rVEGvuBMe4">pic.twitter.com/rVEGvuBMe4</a>

Sabalenka is now the first woman to win the U.S. Open and Australian Open in the same year since Germany's Angelique Kerber in 2016.

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Ending the Grand Slam year like she started it! <a href="https://t.co/iKAHgJ8Ms6">pic.twitter.com/iKAHgJ8Ms6</a>

Sabalenka, who adds the U.S. Open title to her consecutive Australian Open wins, is currently ranked as the world's No. 2 singles player by the Women's Tennis Association.

Her win on Saturday had fans clamoring for her to regain her top spot from reigning No. 1 Iga Świątek.

Pegula upset Swiatek in the quarterfinal on her way to face Sabalenka in the title match.

Bikey ♬ @bikey
Will Sabalenka become No. 1. If she defeats Pegula, who beat Iga? 🤔 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USOpen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USOpen</a>

Biola Solace-Chukwu @Beeorlicious
The battle for year-end No.1 is on! Sabalenka has a good chance.

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Matt Gajtka (GITE-kah) @MattGajtka
One of the best women's matches I've ever seen. That was earned by Sabalenka. She's my No. 1

The win marked redemption for Sabalenka, who also made it to the final of the 2023 U.S. Open.

Sabalenka took the first set against the United States' Coco Gauff, but Gauff came back to stifle the Belarusian star's title hopes by claiming a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 win.

Conman @chorgs17
Sabalenka with a straight set win that was anything but a cake walk. But what a win! Third major. And redemption after last year! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USOpen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USOpen</a>

🟢🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @S390102
That was such a good match from both players. Well played Sabalenka, redemption after last year

Matt Sheriff @i71Sheriff
Redemption - what a match - amazing work Sabalenka

This marked the second straight victory for Sabalenka in matchups against Pegula, whom she also defeated in the final of the Cincinnati Open in August.

Saturday's match was a tightly-contested battle as Pegula won five straight games to come within one serve of a set point in the second set.

Although Sabalenka came back to claim the straight-set win, fans were still impressed by Pegula's performance, especially as her run to the final involved an upset victory over the world No. 1.

Nick Veronica @NickVeronica
Incredible match. But Jessica Pegula's dream run to the U.S. Open final falls short against Aryna Sabalenka, won a hard-fought title, 7-5, 7-5.<br><br>It was the farthest the Buffalo native had even been at a major. Plenty to be proud of. <a href="https://t.co/ndQfotoljv">pic.twitter.com/ndQfotoljv</a>

Mike Bundt @Mike_Bundt
Props to Jessica Pegula on reaching the US Open Finals and representing herself incredibly well on the largest stage for American tennis! 🇺🇸🎾<br><br>It didn't end the way she wanted but she definitely made a bunch of fans along the way!

Mike @mike_h1990
Jessica Pegula has allot to be proud of. Make a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USOpen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USOpen</a> final like she did was incredible.

Sabalenka, who is riding a 12-match winning streak, has now won 27 of her last 28 hard-court contests.

She and Kerber join Stefanie Graf, Monica Seles and Martina Hingis as the only women to win two hard-court Opens in the same year, per the WTA.

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