number two seed Arena sabalenka secured her second consecutive US Open final with a hard-fought 6376 win over number 13 seed Emma Navaro at Arthur Ash Stadium on Thursday night the former world number one who was last year's runner up to Coco go took 90 minutes to overcome Navaro an American making her grand slam semi-final debut Navaro pushed the second set to a tie break after being down 5-3 I worked really hard on my mindset during the match sabalenka said afterward I think I made huge improvements in staying calm during crucial moments even when things aren't going my way I keep doing the right things and stay in control I'm really proud of myself for reaching the point where I can control my emotions sabalenka will face another American number six seed Jessica pegala in the final sabalenka holds a 5-2 lead in their head-to-head and is the only player to beat Pula in this Summer's North American hardcourt series winning in the Cincinnati final thank you for watching trending in news don't forget to subscribe and hit that like button if you would like to enjoy more content like this That's all folks catch you in the next one