Welcome to our Channel sabalenka Downs pegula to win US Open Thriller New York a aren sabalenka won the US Open and her third Grand Slam crown with a thrilling victory over a gallant Jessica pegula in a roller coaster Final on Saturday World NO2 sabalenka triumphed 7 to5 7 to5 to add the New York title to her back-to-back Australian Open victories pegula went down fighting however recovering from 0 to three and breako down to lead 5 to3 in the second set before sabalenka came through the 26-year-old from bellaris clubbed 40 winners to become the first woman since Angelie Kerber in 2016 to capture both hardcourt majors in the same season I'm speechless so many times I was close to the US Open title and finally I got it since sabalenka the runnerup last year year and semi-finalist in 2022 and 2023 never give up on your dream work hard I'm super proud of myself pegula had arrived in New York with a title in Toronto and runnerup spot to sabalenka in Cincinnati she had won 15 out of 16 matches on the North American Summer hardcourt swing I wish she would have at least let me get one set we had a tough match in Cincinnati a few weeks ago and she's one of the best in the world said the American she's super powerful and isn't going to give you anything she can take the racket out of your hand I'm just glad I was able to stay in there and keep taking opportunities sabalenka lost the 2023 US Open final to pegula's compatriot Coco Golf and she struggled to settle in during the early stages on Saturday as a flurry of Errors handed the home favorite a break for 2:1 but the powerful sabalenka leveled immediately and broke again for 4-2 a capacity crowd of 23,000 included sporting royalty such as Olympic 100 m gold medalist Noah ly NBA star Steph Curry and former Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton watched on most were behind pegula but the 30-year-old was defenseless against the remorseless hitting of the world number two whose screams echoed beneath the closed roof of the cavernous Arthur Ash Stadium pegula who had Knocked Out World number one AAS wotch and then battled from a set and breakdown to see off karolina mova in the semi-final clung on from 2 to 5 down she hit back for 5 to5 breaking sabalenka as the Australian Open Champion served for the set in a marathon 12 game however pegula saved four set points but not the fifth sabinka had Unleashed 25 winners and committed 23 unforced errors to pegula's 911 illustrating a dramatic contrast of styles in the 60-minute opener for the second match in succession pegula was soon a set and breakdown again a double fault allowing sabalenka to move ahead 3 to zero incredibly the 30-year-old stormed back to lead 5 to3 before sabalenka broke in the 10th game as her opponent attempted to level the final sabalenka held her nerve to claim victory when pegula went long with a weary Drive