Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 on Saturday night at Flushing Meadows to win the first US Open of her career. It is her third Grand Slam title, and the second time this season she has taken one off the Belarusian.
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Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 on Saturday night at Flushing Meadows to win the first US Open of her career. It is her third Grand Slam title, and the second time this season she has taken one off the Belarusian.
Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 and Elena Rybakina comes back to beat Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4: Saturday's women's final pits the top two seeds against each other, a first at the US Open since 2013. In the men's draw, Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton play for the title on Sunday.
Ben Shelton knocks defending champion Carlos Alcaraz out of the US Open 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(10-7), in a 4hr 28min match that ended at 3.33 a.m. — the latest finish in the tournament's history. He meets Frances Tiafoe in an all-American semi-final. In the women's draw, Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula meet again on Thursday.
Two days, two heavy falls. After Novak Djokovic on Sunday, Arthur Fils goes out at the first hurdle, beaten by a Stefanos Tsitsipas who had never got the better of him. Carlos Alcaraz, meanwhile, picked his season back up, and three French players reach the second round.
The draw for the season's last Grand Slam was made on Thursday at Flushing Meadows. It is defined by one major absentee, world No. 1 Jannik Sinner, and by a brutal opening match for the leading Frenchman, Arthur Fils. The tournament starts on Sunday 30 August.