Rybakina ends Gauff run to set up Sabalenka US Open final

Elena Rybakina recovered to beat Coco Gauff and join Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open final, while Neal Skupski reached the men’s doubles final and Friday’s order took shape.

Elena Rybakina recovered from a set down to beat Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 and join Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open women’s singles final. Sabalenka had already taken the first place in the championship match by beating Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2. Rybakina turns a three-set semi-final around Gauff took the opening set, but Rybakina won the next two to complete a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory. The match lasted two hours and nine minutes on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Sabalenka’s route was shorter. The top seed beat third seed Pegula 7-5, 6-2 in one hour and 20 minutes, leaving her one win from a second US Open title. British doubles interest reaches the weekend Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara’s title defence ended in the men’s doubles semi-finals. Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski won 7-6(7-4), 6-2. Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram also went out, losing 6-3, 6-4 to sixth seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz. Harrison and Skupski will face Krawietz and Puetz in the final. The women’s doubles final is also set: top seeds Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend will play Ashlyn Krueger and Robin Montgomery. Friday’s order of play Siniakova and Townsend’s women’s doubles final is the first match on Arthur Ashe Stadium at 12:00 pm ET (5:00 pm BST). Alexander Zverev and Karen Khachanov are scheduled not before 3:00 pm ET (8:00 pm BST) in the first men’s singles semi-final. Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton are the evening session’s first match at 7:00 pm ET (midnight BST); the order says the match follows that session start rather than assigning it a separate fixed time. The women’s final is now Sabalenka against Rybakina, with both semi-final results confirmed in the official US Open match records.