Aryna Sabalenka edges Madison Keys in US Open semifinals, will play Coco Gauff on Saturday

Aryna Sabalenka battles back, wins two tiebreakers after dropping first set 0-6 to reach U.S. Open final

Way down and almost out, Aryna Sabalenka just kept reminding herself the match wasn’t over until the final point.Sabalenka refocused after a premature victory celebration to wrap up a 0-6, 7-6 , 7-6 victory over Madison Keys on Thursday night and reach her first U.S. Open final.

She wasn’t sure how she was going to get there when the hard-hitting Keys rolled through the first set in 30 minutes and opened a 5-3 lead in the second. She did it by taking the two tiebreakers by a combined 17-6, able to laugh off her mistake in the second one. So Sabalenka quickly realized there was work to be done and finished the job on her third match point.

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