US Open: Goff and Sabalenka win the crown

Coco Goff and Arina Sabalenka will fight for the crown at the US Open on Saturday evening (September 9th, 11 p.m., Eurosport 1, LIVE from Sportish).

The 19-year-old American is aiming for her first Grand Slam title in her second appearance in a final and will certainly count on the support of the on-court crowd.

On the other hand, Sabalenka is aiming for her second Grand Slam title after winning at the Australian Open earlier this year.

So they reached the final

Gol had a hard time knocking out Siegemund in the first round after having to reverse. She then defeated Andreeva 2-0 in sets before suffering another upset against Mertens.

She also needed three sets against Wozniacki to reach the quarterfinals. Ostapenko won a set there 2-0, while the same thing happened in the semi-final against Muhova.

On the other hand, Sabalenka reached the semi-finals without losing a set. Zavenska, Baraj, Bure, Kasatkina, Zeng won 2-0 in consecutive sets.

In the semifinals she fought hard against Madison Keys, losing the first set 0-6 but winning the next two in tiebreaks.

Your previous encounters

Arina Champalenka and Coco Goff met five more times, with the American winning three times while the Belarusian won twice.

Of the five meets, four took place on hard surfaces, with the two gymnasts each claiming two wins, while Goff won in her only clay court bout.

Their last match was in Indian Wells last March, with Sabalenka winning 2-0 sets (6-4, 6-0).

The financial data of the final and the placements in the world rankings

Of course, there are two more things at stake in the final. The first question is which of the two athletes will leave the USA richer 2,760,372 euros.

This is the prize money for the US Open winner. The loser will not complain but will top up her bank account 1,380,186 euros.

Regardless of what happens in the final, Arina Sabalenka will be ranked No. 1 in the world next Monday. On the contrary, the outcome of the final will determine Coco Goff’s position.

If the 19-year-old American wins the title, she will climb to third place for the first time in her career, and if she loses she will climb to fifth place.