Sabalenka gets through tough test at the US Open, with Williams sisters in doubles action at night
Sabalenka extended her U.S. Open winning streak to 16 matches and will next face Taylor Townsend or Diana Shnaider.
- On Friday, Sept 4, two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the U.S. Open fourth round at Flushing Meadows, defeating Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3, 6-4 to maintain her hopes for a third consecutive title.
- Sabalenka is seeking her fifth Grand Slam title, and the victory marks her 16th consecutive match win at the tournament, matching the dominance of Serena Williams from 2012 to 2014.
- During the match at Louis Armstrong Stadium, a cannabis smell briefly disrupted play, which Sabalenka reported to umpire Eva Asderaki-Moore. "She played incredible in the second set, push me so hard," Sabalenka added.
- The top seed advances to the round of 16 and will face either American Taylor Townsend or Russian Diana Shnaider, who defeated her in the French Open quarter-finals.
- Sabalenka aims to become the first woman since Serena Williams to complete a hat-trick of U.S. Open crowns. "It's the first time I play morning session and it's a full stadium I'm so grateful, it's a dream," she said.
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Top seed Sabalenka powers into US Open fourth round
The world number one from Belarus fired 29 winners, with 10 aces, and didn't face a break point, but that didn't tell the entire tale of match that saw 92nd-ranked Rakhimova push Sabalenka hard in a second-set slugfest. "She played incredible tennis, she really pushed me so hard in the second set," Sabalenka said. "I'm super happy that I was able to close this match in straight sets because she's a fighter." Sabalenka, whose world number one ran…
World number 1 easily put Kamilla Rakhimova in two sets this Friday to climb into the eighth of the final.
Defending champion Sabalenka extends US Open winning streak with Rakhimova win
NEW YORK, Sept 4 : Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka continued her imposing run at the U.S. Open with a composed 6-3 6-4 victory over Kamilla Rakhimova in the third round on Friday, extending her bid for a fifth Grand Slam title.Sabalenka opened play on a sweltering morning at Flushing Meadows and w
Redacción Deportes (USA), 4 sep (EFE).- The Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, number 1 of the world, eliminated the Uzbek Kamilla Rakhimova, place 92 of the WTA, to access the eighth finals of the United States Open, where it pursues its third consecutive title. Sabalenka was imposed on Rakhimova for 6-3 and 6-4 in an hour [...] The entry Sabalenka beats Rakhimova and advances to the eighth finals was first published in HolaNews.
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