NEW YORK -- Amanda Anisimova battled from a set down to beat Naomi Osaka in a thrilling US Open semifinal Thursday night to reach her second Grand Slam final in a row.

The eighth-seeded Anisimova won 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-3 and will face No. 1-seeded Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday's final.

Sabalenka defeated No. 4 Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals earlier Thursday night in a rematch of last year's final. She moved one victory away from becoming the first woman to claim consecutive championships at Flushing Meadows since Serena Williams got three in a row from 2012 to 2014.

Anisimova's elimination of the No. 23 Osaka came in a match that ended at nearly 1 a.m. Friday morning

"I wasn't sure I would make it past the finish line and I tried to dig deep," said Anisimova, who

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