Sabalenka stages steely comeback to reach final

Image caption, Sabalenka is the first player to reach three successive finals in New York since Serena Williams, who reached four in a row from 2011 to 2014US Open 2025

Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 24 August-7 September

Coverage: Live radio commentaries across 5 Live Sport and BBC Sounds, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website & app

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka showed true grit as she battled back from a set down to beat Jessica Pegula and reach a third straight US Open final.

In a repeat of last year's showpiece, fourth seed Pegula was on course to avenge her defeat by Sabalenka as the American home hope grabbed the opening set.

But the Belarusian largely kept…