Sabalenka loses deciding set 6-0 in Pegula loss

Sabalenka loses deciding set 6-0 in Pegula lossImage source, EPAImage caption, Aryna Sabalenka has lost two of her past three matches against Jessica PegulaPublished5 minutes agoAryna Sabalenka lost another deciding set without winning a game as an impressive Jessica Pegula beat the world number one to reach the Berlin Open final.Belarusian Sabalenka never looked settled against Pegula, who recovered from losing a tight second set to come through 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 6-0.American Pegula had lost five of her past six matches against Sabalenka but her flat shots and superb return of serve anchored her performance this time around.For Sabalenka it is another disappointing deciding-set performance, having lost the third set of her French Open quarter-final 6-0 after squandering a set and double break lead. Pegula had fought back from 5-2 down in the second set to force a tie-break and led 3-1 before rain delayed play for an hour.When they returned, Sabalenka won six of the next seven points to force a deciding set - only for Pegula to dominate the top seed."She came out and ripped a bunch of winners and I told myself 'I guess I wanted to win in the hard way anyway'," Pegula, 32, said."I don't get super emotional. People used to tell me when I was younger that I need to yell more and jump up and down."Honestly, it feels like a waste of energy to me. I just try to be myself."Pegula will face either Czech Linda Noskova or Alexandra Eala of the Philippines in Sunday's final.Fery's Queen's run ended by Cerundolo in narrow lossPublished22 hours agoWhile she was not as error-strewn as Paris, Sabalenka once again could not stop the match running away from her.She finished with 41 unforced errors to Pegula's 25, while nine double faults and a first-serve percentage of 62% did not help her.She will be among the favourites at Wimbledon, which begins on 29 June - but she has still only beaten a top-10 player once in five attempts...