Hometown hero Pegula looks to upset Sabalenka in final

American Jessica Pegula will hope her excellent run of form and the backing of the boisterous home crowd can lift her to an upset win over hard-hitting Aryna Sabalenka in the U.S. Open women’s final on Saturday.

Pegula, 30, is one of the best players on the WTA Tour to have never won a major and the Buffalo, New York native’s run to the final is all the more impressive given the injury setbacks she suffered earlier this year.

“If you would have told me at the beginning of the year I’d be in the finals of the U.S. Open...