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First up will be Sabalenka vs. Pegula, and the career records favor Sabalenka. She has beaten Pegula in seven of nine matchups, including the last three.

Pegula speaks as she heads through the tunnel. “Not many other places I’d rather be tonight.”

She has played all of her matches in the gargantuan Arthur Ashe Stadium in this tournament, and she’ll have home-country support.