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09/10 19:43 CDT Aryna Sabalenka moves a win from a 3rd straight US Open title by beating Jessica Pegula Aryna Sabalenka moves a win from a 3rd straight US Open title by beating Jessica Pegula By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) --- Aryna Sabalenka moved a win away from her third straight U.S. Open title, beating Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday night. Sabalenka blasted her way out of what was a dead-even match for most of the first set, pouncing on Pegula's second serves and turning the second set into perhaps her most impressive stretch of tennis in the tournament. The No. 1 seed will face No. 2 Elena Rybakina or No. 4 Coco Gauff on Saturday, needing a victory to become the first player to win three in a row in Flushing Meadows since Serena Williams from 2012-14. ___ See AP's full tennis coverage here