After a lengthy delay caused by protesters, Gauff and Sabalenka emerged as winners. Both will play the first U.S. Open final and second major final of their career.
After a lengthy delay caused by protesters in the stands, Gauff, 19, became the youngest American player to make the final in New York since Serena Williams in 2001.
An unseasonal stretch of extreme heat and humidity has left the stadiums at the Open sweltering. But a few players, Coco Gauff among them, say the hotter, the better.