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US Open: Rybakina beats defending champion Sabalenka to win womens singles crown Image Source: IANS
Elena Rybakina Stuns Aryna Sabalenka to Win US Open 2026, Claims Third Grand Slam Title
Elena Rybakina defeated two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka to lift the US Open women's singles crown.
With a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory in 2 hours and 21 minutes on Arthur Ashe Stadium, Rybakina, who also beat Sabalenka in the Australian Open final in January, bookended her Grand Slam season with her third Major title. She now sits one Roland Garros trophy away from completing the Career Slam.
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