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Rybakina Wins US Open, Denies Sabalenka Three-Peat, Claims No. 1
Elena Rybakina won the US Open tennis title.
She beat Aryna Sabalenka in three sets.
Rybakina won the first set, but Sabalenka fought back to take the second.
Rybakina played better in the final set and won 6-2.
This was Rybakina's third major tennis championship.
She is also expected to become the world's top-ranked women's player.
Sabalenka had won the previous two US Open titles but could not win a third in a row.
Rybakina's victory also stopped Sabalenka's 20-match winning streak at the tournament.
Elena Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 in the US Open women's final.
The victory gave Rybakina her third Grand Slam championship.
Rybakina is set to become the WTA World No. 1.
The win ended Sabalenka's 20-match winning streak at Flushing Meadows and denied her a third consecutive US Open title.
Sabalenka committed 35 unforced errors, while Rybakina earned the $5.5 million prize.
- Who
- Elena Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka.
- What
- Rybakina won the US Open women's singles title and secured her third Grand Slam championship.
- Where
- Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows in New York.
- When
- Saturday.
- Why
- Rybakina won the final to claim the title, end Sabalenka's two-title streak, and rise to the WTA World No. 1 ranking.
Key facts
- Final score
- Rybakina defeated Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2.
- Champion
- Elena Rybakina.
- Grand Slam titles
- Three for Rybakina.
- Ranking impact
- Rybakina is set to become WTA World No. 1.
- Sabalenka streak
- Her 20-match winning streak at Flushing Meadows ended.
- Unforced errors
- Sabalenka committed 35.
- Prize money
- Rybakina earned $5.5 million.








