Tennis-Sabalenka and Pegula advance to Cincinnati Open final

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 1, 2024 Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka before a practice session REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo

CINCINNATI (Reuters) -Aryna Sabalenka advanced to her first Cincinnati Open final with relative ease, defeating Polish world number one Iga Swiatek 6-3 6-3 in the semi-finals on Sunday.

American Jessica Pegula beat Spain's Paula Badosa 6-2 3-6 6-3 in a much tougher second semi-final that was briefly suspended due to rain.