Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka are playing for the US Open women’s title

NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka have begun the match that will determine the U.S. Open women’s singles champion. Gauff enters Saturday’s championship match at Arthur Ashe Stadium seeking her first Grand Slam title. Sabalenka is trying to win her second major trophy of the year. They are playing with the roof closed because of lightning in the area. Gauff is a 19-year-old from Florida who is seeded No. 6 at Flushing Meadows and is on an 11-match unbeaten run. Sabalenka is a 25-year-old from Belarus who is seeded No. 2 in the last major tournament of the season. She will rise to No. 1 in the WTA rankings for the first time on Monday.