New York, Sept. 11 -- Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to defeat Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 and reach her maiden US Open women's singles final, setting up a title clash with defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.
The second-seeded Kazakh, who will become the world number one when the rankings are updated on Monday, recovered after Gauff made a dominant start and took the opening set 6-3.
Rybakina settled into the match in the second set, improving her serve and exploiting Gauff's growing forehand errors to level the contest at one set apiece.
The 27-year-old then maintained her momentum in a closely fought decider, breaking Gauff before the American mounted a late fightback. Gauff secured a break when Rybakina was serving for the match,...