TENNIS

143rd U.S. Open Championships

Saturday at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York City; outdoors, hardcourt.

WOMEN’S SINGLES, CHAMPIONSHIP

#6 Coco Gauff d.

#2 Aryna Sabalenka, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Gauff Time: 2:06. Sabalenka

2 Aces 4

5 Double Faults 6

66% First Serve % In 51%

62% Win % on 1st Serve 64%

64% Win % on 2nd Serve 50%

7-10 Net Points Won 13-21

5-9 Break Points Won 4-10

36-77 Receiving Points Won 33-80

13 Winners 25

19 Unforced Errors 46

83 Total Points Won 74

8702.4 Distance Covered (ft) 8806.5

55.4 Dist. Covered/Pt. (ft) 56.1

9 Service Games 7

Head-to-head: Gauff leads 3-2.

2023 U.S. Open F: CG, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2

2023 India Wells QF: AS, 6-4, 6-0.

2022 Toronto R16: CG, 7-5, 4-6, 7-694).

2021 Rome, R16: CG 75, 6-3.

2020 Ostrava, R16: AS, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6(2).

2020 Lexington, R16: CG, 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4.

SUNDAY’S MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP

#2 Novak Djokovic vs.

#3 Daniil Medvedev LATE FRIDAY, MEN’S SEMIFINALS

#3 Daniil Medvedev d.

#1 Carlos Alcaraz, 7-6 (3), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.

Head-to-head: Djokovic leads 9-5.

2023 Dubai SF: DM, 6-4, 6-4.

2023 Adelaide 1 SF: ND, 6-4, 6-4.

2022: Nitto ATP RR: ND, 6-3 6-7(5 ),7-6(2).

2022 Astania SF: ND, 4-6, 7-6 (6), retired.

2021 ATPMasters Paris F: ND, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

2021 U.S. Open F: DM 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

2021 Australian Open F: ND, 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.

2020 NItto ATP Gr. Br. RR: DM 6-3, 6-3.

2020 ATP Cup Australia SF: ND, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4.

2019 ATP Cincinnati SF: DM, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

2019 ATP Monte Carlo QF: DM, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

2019 Austrlian Open R16: ND, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3.

2017 Eastbourne SF: ND, 6-4, 6-4.

2017 Serbia vs. Russia RR: ND, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 1-0, retired.

MEn’S ROAD TO FINAL

#2 Novak Djokovic

R1: Alexandre Muller, 6-0, 6-2, 6-3

R2: Bernabe Zapata Miralles, 6-4, 6-1, 6-1

R3: #32 Laslo Djere, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3

R4: Borna Gojo, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4

QF: #9 Taylor Fritz, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2.

SF: Ben Shelton, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (4).

#3 Daniil Medvedev

R1: Attila Balazs, 6-1, 6-1, 6-0

R2: Christopher O’Connell, 6-2, 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 6-2

R3: Sebastian Baez, 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)

R4: #13 Alex De Minaur, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2

QF: #8 Andrey Rublev, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.

SF: #1 Carlos Alcaraz,

7-6 (3), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.

WTA Open delle Puglie

Saturday at Circolo del Tennis Bari, Bari, Italy; outdoors, clay

WOMEN’S SINGLES, SEMIFINALS

#5 Tamara Zidansek d.

#1 Alize Cornet, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

Rebecca Sramkova d

Jana Fett, 7-5, 6-3.