Aryna Sabalenka wins maiden US Open title after beating Jessica Pegula in straight sets

Aryna Sabalenka finally ended the US Open hoodoo with a hard-fought win against America’s Jessica Pegula in the final in straight sets 7-5, 7-5 to get her hands on the silverware. Sabalenka, who lost in the finals last year to Coco Gauff and in the semis two years previously, won her third Grand Slam and a maiden US Open title at the Flushing Meadows as she got emotional having finally broken the rut.