The Belarusian fought back to beat Madison Keys 0-6, 7-6(1), 7-6(5).
NEW YORK: Second seed Aryna Sabalenka staged a Grand Slam fight back for the ages to rock Madison Keys 0-6, 7-6, 7-6 on Thursday to deny the home crowd the all-American US Open women’s final they had been dreaming of.
A giddy capacity crowd waving US flags were ready to celebrate getting the final they hoped for when Keys bageled the Belarusian in the opening set and was 5-3 up in the second, serving for a spot in the final.Her fight back began by breaking Keys to get back to 5-4 and continuing the match. It would end two tie-breaks later with the Belarusian walking off court into her second Grand Slam final of the season.
Soaking up the energy of the home crowd, the 17th seed unleashed a barrage of winners and broke Sabalenka three times to open the match 6-0.
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