Aryna Sabalenka convincingly beat world No 1 Iga Swiatek to set up a Cincinnati Open final with Jessica Pegula on Monday.
Aryna Sabalenka convincingly beat world No 1 Iga Swiatek to set up a Cincinnati Open final with Jessica Pegula. Sabalenka, who is set to move up to second in the rankings after the tournament, secured her fourth career win - and first this season - over Swiatek in 12 meetings thanks to a blistering, aggressive approach.
' The Belarusian will compete in her ninth WTA 1000 final on Monday, searching for a sixth win, as she goes up against US sixth seed Pegula, who is looking to go back-to-back following her Canadian Open triumph last week. Pegula made it nine wins in a row as she secured a hard-fought 6-2 3-6 6-3 win over Spain's Paula Badosa in the other women's semi-final that suffered a lengthy interruption due to rain.
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