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Arthur Ashe Stadium: No.2 seed Aryna Sabalenka clinched a spot in her second straight US Open final with a gritty 6-3, 7-6(2) victory over home favourite Emma Navarro in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Former World No.1 Sabalenka, who finished runner-up to Coco Gauff at last year's US Open, needed 90 minutes to fend off surging American Navarro, who was contesting her first Grand Slam semifinal.

Sabalenka has dropped only one set on her way into Saturday’s finals. And she’s bidding to win her second consecutive tournament, after taking the title at the Cincinnati Open—where she beat Pegula in the finals—before arriving in New York, according to WTA stats.