Coco Gauff vs Aryna Sabalenka: How to watch the US Open women’s final as

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And then there were two.

After two gripping weeks of action, the women’s US Open draw concludes on Saturday with a mouthwatering finale between home favorite Coco Gauff and world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka.

Both players have produced stunning tennis en route to the final and while Sabalenka will go into the match as the favorite, Gauff will be confident she can get over the final hurdle in front of a partisan crowd on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The action for the final grand slam title of the season begins at 4 p.m. ET.

Viewers in the US can watch all the action on ESPN, while Sky Sports will broadcast the matches in the UK.

A first grand slam for Gauff?

The last time Gauff and Sabalenka met was in the quarterfinals of Indian Wells in March, with the Belarusian winning comfortably, 6-4 6-0. Saturday’s final should be an altogether different contest, however, with Gauff improving rapidly in the six months that have passed since that defeat.

The 19-year-old has won three WTA titles this season, including the biggest of her career in Cincinnati just before the US Open, and has won 17 of her last 18 matches. She is the youngest American woman to reach the US Open final since a 17-year-old Serena Williams did so in 1999.

“Serena is Serena. She’s the GOAT. I hope to do half of what she did,” Gauff said, per the WTA.

This will be the second grand slam final of Gauff’s career after reaching the French Open final in 2022, where she was swiftly defeated by Iga Świątek.

But following her 6-4 7-5 semifinal win over Karolína Muchová, Gauff spoke about the improvement in her mentality, of going from somebody blighted by imposter syndrome to now believing she is capable of contending with the best players in the world.

“I think it’s [imposter syndrome] still a part of me,” she said. “It’s something I’m…