2024 US Open Final: Sabalenka vs. Pegula

[MargaretMcAleer]

It is too early in the morning for me to start drinking Saba get your game together

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Jess has to continue to play aggressive when she can,

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Saba with an Ace down the tee can you believe it lol! leads 6-5 in the 2nd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Oh 2 Huge fhands from Saba

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Saba with 2 CH points

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I gone Saba raise your racket head for starters,

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Yesssss Saba does it 75 75!
What a Match
My head is Spinning!

 

[don_fabio]

Pegula fought well, but it's not enough against Sabalenka.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Sabalenka is underfeated in HC Slams this year
Fact she has only lost 1 set in HC slams all season, that is just Sic
3rd GS title
2nd of 2024
Well done Saba!

 

[kskate2]

Congrats to Saba. MM and I picked her from the start. Besides, I never trust Jess to come through in the crucial points.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Jess you gave it your all, since having Mark Knowles as one of your coaches you have made improvements in serve, though your self belief has sky rocketed
Keep working hard

 

[kskate2]

Jess you gave it your all, since having Mark Knowles as one of your coaches you have made improvements in serve, though your self belief has sky rocketed
Credit to you in this match and your first GS final appearance!

She did well to get to her first slam final, but I saw some clear mistakes made. For starters when someone serves the way Saba does, you never want to give them the opportunity to serve first. That means you're always under pressure in your serve games and both times when she got to the end of the set, her serve was under the gun.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

She did well to get to her first slam final, but I saw some clear mistakes made. For starters when someone serves the way Saba does, you never want to give them the opportunity to serve first. That means you're always under pressure in your serve games and both times when she got to the end of the set, her serve was under the gun.

Agree, though some of the rallies Jess did have the upper hand, and she tried to stay aggressive where possible and didnt back down, like other players do when facing Saba, I did like her return position on Saba's 2nd serve just inside the baseline, at times, it did pay off with results

 

[the AntiPusher]

Sabalenka found some energy. Ran off 4 games in a row. Too big, too strong.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

BW Saba is now in with a good chance of being No 1 player by the end of the year

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Sabalenka found some energy. Ran off 4 games in a row. Too big, too strong.

AP her fhand is just huge she hit 2 in a row in the final game, Unbelievable!

 

[kskate2]

Agree, though some of the rallies Jess did have the upper hand, and she tried to stay aggressive where possible and didnt back down, like other players do when facing Saba, I did like her return position on Saba's 2nd serve just inside the baseline, at times, it did pay off with results

Yes, she returned well, but I would have liked to see her keep the ball within a foot of the lines. If she didn't get an outright winner, she would have gotten a short reply and something to put away. She can go back and watch the film later, but that's the one thing she needed to do was stay consistent when Saba was making errors.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Yes, she returned well, but I would have liked to see her keep the ball within a foot of the lines. If she didn't get an outright winner, she would have gotten a short reply and something to put away. She can go back and watch the film later, but that's the one thing she needed to do was stay consistent when Saba was making errors.

I think that is the Key to any player, playing Saba when her level drops and we saw that in todays match, being and staying consistent when Saba makes errors.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I think we can all agree that Sabalenka at present is the best hard court player
She has battled this year with personal upsets, could not play Wimbledon due to injury
Came back to the HC and especially her title at Cincinnati was just Off the Charts not losing a set, her serve was the best I have seen all year
Well done Saba, and she has a very likable personality off the court as well

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I would also like to congratulate the RU's at the Grand Slams this year, 2024
Qinwen Zheng
Jasmine Paolini
Jessica Pegula,
Reaching a GS final ( for Jazz twice) is a huge achievement, it should not be overlooked. None of them had been able to do it before this year!