News Update: Home favorite Jessica Pegula takes on world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka in highly anticipated US Open women’s final…see more

The two players will face each other in the world-famous Arthur Ashe Stadium, with the final scheduled to start at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday.

The 30-year-old appeared undeterred by the defeat and has been on the run of a lifetime to make the final.

She entered the US Open with an 0-6 record in grand slam quarterfinals and faced the ominous task of defeating world No. 1 and five-time major champion Iga Świątek in order to break that duck.

Pegula stunned the Polish star in straight sets to break new ground and reach the semifinals, where she took on Karolína Muchová, dropping her first set of the tournament and going a break down before recovering to win 1-6, 6-4, 6-2. The Buffalo native now has the chance to win her first major title in front of a home crowd.

“It’s a childhood dream,” said the sixth seed. “It’s what I wanted when I was a kid. It’s a lot of work, a lot of hard work put in.

You couldn’t even imagine how much goes into it. … I’m just happy to be in a final, but obviously, I come here to want to win the title.