Pegula hangs on to beat world No. 1 Swiatek, advance to National Bank Open final
Pegula, the tournament's fourth seed, will face the winner of Saturday evening's semifinal between third-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan -- who played until 3 a.m. local time Saturday morning -- and 15th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova of Russia in Sunday's final.Up 5-4 in the third set, Pegula broke Swiatek an 11th time after the top seed hit two shots long to take the win in two hours 30 minutes on a sunny afternoon at IGA Stadium.
The two opponents only won 11 of 30 service games combined -- with Pegula's 11 break points edging Swiatek's eight. The 29-year-old can bring her career title count to three with a win Sunday. She hasn't won a tournament so far this season. Pegula, who did much of her damage with her forehand, finally broke through in the sixth game, scoring four straight points to secure the first hold of the match and take a 4-2 lead.
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