Elena Rybakina reaches US Open semifinal to take world number one from Aryna Sabalenka
- Posted Thu 10 Sep 2026 at 7:18amThu 10 Sep 2026 at 7:18am, updated Thu 10 Sep 2026 at 7:23amThu 10 Sep 2026 at 7:23amElena Rybakina could still face current world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the final.
- (Getty Images: Simon Bruty/USTA)In short:Elena Rybakina has beaten Qinwen Zheng to reach the semifinals of the US Open, taking over as world number one for the first time.
- Rybakina beat Zheng 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to reach the final four in New York, where she had previously never made it past the fourth round.
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- Posted Thu 10 Sep 2026 at 7:18amThu 10 Sep 2026 at 7:18am, updated Thu 10 Sep 2026 at 7:23amThu 10 Sep 2026 at 7:23amElena Rybakina could still face current world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the final.
- (Getty Images: Simon Bruty/USTA)In short:Elena Rybakina has beaten Qinwen Zheng to reach the semifinals of the US Open, taking over as world number one for the first time.
- Rybakina beat Zheng 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to reach the final four in New York, where she had previously never made it past the fourth round.
Sources: ABC Australia