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The women’s semifinal match between Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula at the 2025 US Open was a showstopper. But only one can win the match, and that was none other than the number one WTA star. Despite losing the first set, she claimed the win with a scoreline of 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. But was the fight against Pegula actually hard for the Polish athlete? Well, it certainly seems like it!
During the post-match interview, Sabalenka expressed her honest opinion on her opponent. Claiming that it was a really tough match, she said, “She played incredible tennis as always. And I had to world really hard to get this win. And of course, I’m super happy to get the win against Jessica. She’s such a great player, great fighter. Always tough matches.”
Nevertheless, Aryna Sabalenka was clearly happy with her next step towards the final match of the 2025 US Open. And as always, she hopes to claim the win again. But this win over Jessica Pegula came with another achievement for Sabalenka. She just surpassed Serena Williams in the Grand Slam win% vs. those in the WTA top 10. While Williams has a Grand Slam win percentage of 68.9%, Sabalenka has now pushed her numbers to 69.2%. Now, there’s only one name for her to overcome. And that’s Steffi Graf’s 76.5% wins at Grand Slams.
69.2 – Since 1990, Aryna Sabalenka (69.2%, 9-4) now only trails Steffi Graf (76.5%) for win rate against WTA top 10 opponents at Grand Slams, surpassing Serena Williams (68.9%) – minimum 10 matches. Excel.#USOpen | @usopen @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/3CZOF5aGAC
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) September 5, 2025
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