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NEW YORK — Elena Rybakina is in her first U.S. Open final. Rybakina, the No. 2 seed, rallied past No. 4 seed Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium, one day after clinching the No. 1 ranking. The first set came down to one break...

NEW YORK — Aryna Sabalenka will not be No. 1 when the WTA releases its new rankings Monday, no matter what happens in Saturday’s U.S. Open final. On Thursday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Sabalenka moved one win from a third straight title in Flushing Meadows by beating Jessica Pegula...