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Rybakina defeats Sabalenka in New York

Elena Rybakina won the US Open by defeating Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7 and 6-2. With this victory, the Kazakh won his third Grand Slam and took number one in the world.

FLUSHING MEADOWS (United States), 13/09/2026.- Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan poses with the Champions trophy after winning the Women’s Singles Finals of the US Open Tennis Championships in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 12 September 2026. (Tenis, Kazajstán, Nueva York) EFE/EPA/SARAH YENESEL
Elena Rybakina. Photo: EFE

Kazakh tennis player Elena Rybakina won the US Open after beating Aryna Sabalenka in the final of 2 hours 21 minutes.

Rybakina got off to a better start and took advantage of Sabalenka 's mistakes to win thefirst set 6-4 . The Belarusian reacted in the second round and managed to tiethematch with a 5-7 .

In the third set, Rybakina broke Sabalenka's lead twice and won the final set 6-2.

With this victory, theKazakh wins his third Grand Slam  after winning Wimbledon 2022 and the Australian Open 2026 , and his fourteenth professional title. In addition, Rybakina\u00A0is the first inthe world , ending 99 weeks of dominance of Abalenka\u00A0.

Sabalenka, the champion of the last two years in New York, has finished the season with three titles: Brisbane, Indian Wells and Miami.

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